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Major General Henry W. Halleck pursued General PT Beauregard to Corinth, Mississippi after the Battle of Shiloh. Halleck had taken personal control of the armies of Buell and Grant. At Corinth, the Rebels were outnumbered by a two to one margin, and under the cover of night evacuated the city.

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