Second Battle of Corinth
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The Second Battle of Corinth was fought October 3–4, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi. For the second time in the Iuka–Corinth Campaign, Union Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans defeated a Confederate army, this time one under Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn.
Rebels killed on the assault on battery Robinette. On the foreground far left is Col. William Rogers of the 2nd Texas infantry, wearing body armor. Next to him is Col. John Daly of the 18th Arkansas
Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans
Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Brig. Gen. David S. Stanley
Siege of Corinth
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The siege of Corinth was an American Civil War engagement lasting from April 29 to May 30, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi. A collection of Union forces under the overall command of Major General Henry Halleck engaged in a month-long siege of the city, whose Confederate occupants were commanded by General P.G.T. Beauregard. The siege resulted in the capture of the town by Federal forces.
Ohio troops at the battlefield of Corinth, taken December 1862, after the second battle fought at Corinth.
Halleck's army marches towards Corinth
Maj. Gen. Henry Halleck, Commanding
Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant