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Historic Plaque #C1: Army of the Mississippi, General Albert Sidney Johnston

Inscription Reads:
C. S.
ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
GENERAL ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON. (killed).
GENERAL G.T. BEAUREGARD.
First Corps. Maj. Gen Leonidas Polk.
Second Corps. Maj. Gen. Braxton Bragg.
Third Corps. Maj. Gen. Wm. J. Hardee, (wounded).
Reserve Corps. Brig. Gen. John C. Breckinridge.
The Confederate army, known as the "Army of the Mississ-
ippi", with a total of officers and men present for duty,
43,968, marched from Corinth and deployed in line of battle
Saturday, April 5, 1862. General Hardee's Corps formed the
first line at right angles with the Corinth Road near Wood's
Field. General Bragg's Corps formed the second line 800 yards
in rear of the first. General Polk's Corps was in column of
brigades in front of General Johnston's headquarters estab-
lished at junction of Bark and Corinth Roads. General Breck-
inridges Corps was in rear along the road towards Mickey's.
The battle commenced at 4.55 a.m. Sunday, April 6, 1862,
by an attack upon Hardee's picket post in front of his center.
The Confederates advancing, drove the Union Army slowly back
all day, capturing four division camps, and at dark held a
position extending from the Tennessee River south of Dill's
Branch to mouth of Tilghman Creek. General Johnston was
mortally wounded at 2.30 p.m. and General Beauregard took com-
mand. The Union Army was reenforced during the night. On
Monday the Confederates were in turn driven back until at 4 p.m.,
April 7, 1862 they retired from the field.
The casualties, in the Army of the Mississippi, during the
battle were, killed 1,728, wounded 8,012, missing 959; total,
10,699.

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Unit Commander: GEN Albert Sidney Johnston (k)
Brigade: *
Division: *
Corps: Unknown
Army: Army of the Mississippi
Grid Location: Unknown *
Location: 35.15121667,-88.32213333
Location Description: Unknown
* Grid Location is the location identifier that is used on paper maps in the parks.