. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... possible to hold Corinth against thisgreatly superior force, evacuated it on thenight of the twenty-ninth of May, andretreated to Tupelo, Mississippi. The nextday General Halleck occupied Corinth. Theloss of Corinth compelled the evacuation ofFor Pillow, which was abandoned by theConfederates on the fourth ot June. On thesixth the Union gunboats descended the riverto Memphis, and defeated the Confederate flotilla above that city. Memphis at oncesurrendered,
. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... possible to hold Corinth against thisgreatly superior force, evacuated it on thenight of the twenty-ninth of May, andretreated to Tupelo, Mississippi. The nextday General Halleck occupied Corinth. Theloss of Corinth compelled the evacuation ofFor Pillow, which was abandoned by theConfederates on the fourth ot June. On thesixth the Union gunboats descended the riverto Memphis, and defeated the Confederate flotilla above that city. Memphis at oncesurrendered, and was occupied by the Unionforces. All West Kentucky and West Ten-nessee were now under the control of theUnion armies, which now occupied a lineextending from Memphis, through Corinth,almost to Chattanooga. Pearly in July news came to the Fast ofanother massacre in the Mormon fanatic by the name of Morris, whoclaimed to be the true successor of JosephSmith, and had gathered several hundredfollowers, was accused of having committedvarious depredations, and a small force wassent by order of the chief Mormons to arres/^. BURNING HORSES AT SHILOH. him. The force was under command of oneBurton, sheriff of Salt Lake county. Morrisrefused to surrender, a conflict ensued, thecamp of the Morrisites was riddled withcannon balls, and Morris was shot by Brighamites and ten Morrisites werekilled, and a large number were woundedThe attacking party appears to have practiced unnecessary cruelty. Returning to the story of the war, theConfederates still held East Tennessee inheavy force. Shortly after the evacuation olCorinth General Beauregard was removedfrom his command, and was succeeded byGeneral Braxton Bragg: Bragg was strongly 096 THE CIVIL WAR, reinforced, and it was determined to make abold effort to drive back the Federal advanceand regain West Tennessee and, if possible,Kentucky. Braggs army was concentratedat Chattanooga, and Geneneral Kirby Smithat Knoxvill
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