Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . A HAILROAD BATTERY. pellmell from the Held, a?id did not stop their retreat until they reached Corinth,Mississippi. T/ittle fear of the Union troops being caught a second time at sucli a dis-:idvantage. They were establish(>d on the np|)er jiart of the Tennessee, prepareilto strike blows in any direction. EV.\CUATION OF COIilNTH. The witlidrawal of Beauregard to Corinth made that ])oint valuable to theUnionists, because of
Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . A HAILROAD BATTERY. pellmell from the Held, a?id did not stop their retreat until they reached Corinth,Mississippi. T/ittle fear of the Union troops being caught a second time at sucli a dis-:idvantage. They were establish(>d on the np|)er jiart of the Tennessee, prepareilto strike blows in any direction. EV.\CUATION OF COIilNTH. The witlidrawal of Beauregard to Corinth made that ])oint valuable to theUnionists, because of the large nuudx-r of railroads which centre there. It was 20 306 ADMiyiSTRATION OF LINCOLN. strongly fortified, and no one expected its capture without a severe Halleck, who was high in favor with the government, assumed com-mand of the Union armies and began an advance upon Corinth. He movedslowly and with great caution, and did not reach the front of the place untilthe close of May. While making preparations to attack, Beauregard withdrewand retired still further southward. No further Union advance was made forsome time. The important result acco
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