Siege of Corinth happened on 1862-04-29.
The Siege of Corinth - poem - was created in 1816.
At the eastern end of the Gulf of Corinth between the cities of Megara and Corinth.
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4 days after it started.
4 days after it started.
4 days after it started.
Confederate President Jefferson Davis was disappointed when General Beauregard abandoned Corinth. He was replaced by Braxton Bragg. Here Davis misunderstood the situation. Beauregard was totally outnumbered. He wanted to avoid a siege on Corinth. With a clever move, he led Union General Henry Halleck to believe that Corinth was fortified and would receive reinforcements. Using logs painted black, and hats to make it seem the Confederates were still in Corinth, Beauregard avoided a disaster by sneaking out of Corinth and moved south to Tupelo.
In June of 1862, Confederate President Jefferson Davis replaced PTG Beauregard with Braxton Bragg. Davis believed that Beauregard was not aggressive enough and should have made a stand at Corinth. A closer look at the situation reveals that the surprise evacuation was the best thing that could be done. If a siege had been placed on Corinth, Beauregard's small army in comparison to the Union troops chasing him, would have been captured. Beauregard chose to retreat from Corinth to fight another day.
Corinth, Arkansas Corinth, Kentucky Corinth, Maine Corinth, Mississippi Corinth, New York Corinth, Vermont There are many more places known as Corinth in the USA (at least an additional twenty) but all are either unincorporated communities or ghost towns.
The siege ended with Pemberton surrendering to Grant.
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