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Siege of Corinth

Siege of Corinth was a siege conducted in 1862 at Corinth, in what is now Mississippi, United States. It was part of the American Civil War, which ran from 1861 to 1865. The recorded result: Union victory. Recorded strength: 120,000 against 65,000.

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Identifier: campfirecottonfi00knox (find matches) Title: Camp-fire and cotton-field: southern adventure in time of war. Life with the Union armies, and residence on a Louisiana plantation Year: 1865 (. Knox, Thomas Wallace, 1835-1896, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date1862 (year precision)
PlaceCorinth, Mississippi, United States
34.938N, 88.530W
Part ofAmerican Civil War (1861 to 1865)
KindSiege, nineteenth century
ResultUnion victory
BelligerentsUnited States (Union)Confederate States
CommandersHenry W. HalleckP. G. T. Beauregard
Strength120,00065,000
Casualties and losses1,000+1,000+
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Map of battlefield core and study areas. The historic Memphis and Charlestown Railroad serves as the western edge of the Study Area, while the valley of Sevenmile Creek represents the eastern boundary
Map of battlefield core and study areas. The historic Memphis and Charlestown Railroad serves as the western edge of the Study Area, while the valley of Sevenmile Creek represents the eastern boundary. American Battlefield Protection Program, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Siege of Corinth is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,031 in present-day United States (20 in Mississippi).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1362021, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Corinth, revision 1381800397, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.