Siege of Corinth
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The siege of Corinth, also known as the first battle 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 Rebel Charge at Corinth
Halleck's army marches towards Corinth
Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck, Commanding
Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
P. G. T. Beauregard
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Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard was an American military officer known for being the Confederate general who started the American Civil War at the Battle of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. Today, he
Siege of Corinth
…Henry W. Halleck (in his only field command of the war) 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. The town was a strategic point at the junction of two vital railroad lines, the Mobile…
Portrait by Mathew Brady, c. 1860–1865
Pierre G. T. Beauregard as a young man, painting by Richard Clague
The Battle of Chapultepec, September 13, 1847
U.S. Army Major P.G.T. Beauregard