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{{ACWbattle
|name=Siege of Corinth
|image=
|begin=April 29, 1862
|end=June 10, 1862
|place=Hardin and McNairy Counties, Tennessee<br/>Alcorn and Tishomingo Counties, Mississippi
|theater=Western Theater
|campaign=Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=Department of the Mississippi
|combatants2=Department No. 2
|commanders1=[[Henry W. Halleck]]<br/>Major General, USA
|commanders2=[[P.G.T. Beauregard]]<br/>General, CSA
|strength1=120,000 est.
|strength2=65,000 est.
|casualties1='''1,000'''
|casualties2='''1,000'''
}}
Following the Union victory at Shiloh, the Union armies under Maj. Gen. Henry Halleck advanced on the vital rail center of Corinth. By May 25, 1862, after moving 5 miles in 3 weeks, Halleck was in position to lay siege to the town. The preliminary bombardment began, and Union forces maneuvered for position. On the evening of May 29-30, Confederate commander Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard evacuated Corinth, withdrawing to Tupelo. The Federals had consolidated their position in northern Mississippi. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1862}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]
|name=Siege of Corinth
|image=
|begin=April 29, 1862
|end=June 10, 1862
|place=Hardin and McNairy Counties, Tennessee<br/>Alcorn and Tishomingo Counties, Mississippi
|theater=Western Theater
|campaign=Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=Department of the Mississippi
|combatants2=Department No. 2
|commanders1=[[Henry W. Halleck]]<br/>Major General, USA
|commanders2=[[P.G.T. Beauregard]]<br/>General, CSA
|strength1=120,000 est.
|strength2=65,000 est.
|casualties1='''1,000'''
|casualties2='''1,000'''
}}
Following the Union victory at Shiloh, the Union armies under Maj. Gen. Henry Halleck advanced on the vital rail center of Corinth. By May 25, 1862, after moving 5 miles in 3 weeks, Halleck was in position to lay siege to the town. The preliminary bombardment began, and Union forces maneuvered for position. On the evening of May 29-30, Confederate commander Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard evacuated Corinth, withdrawing to Tupelo. The Federals had consolidated their position in northern Mississippi. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1862}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]