Last updated: June 30, 2024
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Corinth Tour #2, Stop #4 - Union Siege Lines (May 19)
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Siege of Corinth - Union Siege Lines (May 19)
Union commander Major General Henry W. Halleck’s systematic approach to Corinth had been beset with obstacles from the start, mainly due to wet weather. Commencing the advance on April 29, 1862, it had rained nearly every day for the first two weeks, turning dry ravines into fast moving streams and dry fields into bottomless swamps. Forced to corduroy roads and construct numerous bridges, the Army of the Ohio, in Halleck’s center, was reduced to a crawl. In order to maintain a contiguous line, Major General George Thomas’s Army of the Tennessee on the right was forced to match the sluggish pace.
Union commander Major General Henry W. Halleck’s systematic approach to Corinth had been beset with obstacles from the start, mainly due to wet weather. Commencing the advance on April 29, 1862, it had rained nearly every day for the first two weeks, turning dry ravines into fast moving streams and dry fields into bottomless swamps. Forced to corduroy roads and construct numerous bridges, the Army of the Ohio, in Halleck’s center, was reduced to a crawl. In order to maintain a contiguous line, Major General George Thomas’s Army of the Tennessee on the right was forced to match the sluggish pace.