American Civil WarStuff Happened · War
Battle · Western Theatre
Second Battle of Corinth
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Corinth
The Crossroads of the Confederacy
Two railroads cross at one small town; Van Dorn (South) gathers 22,000 men to take it back from Rosecrans (North).
2October 3
Van Dorn’s Good Day
The Confederates drive the Federals back through the old outer works, then run out of daylight one hour short of a breakthrough.
3October 4
The Ditch at Battery Robinett
Van Dorn’s gamble bleeds out against the inner earthwork line; Colonel Rogers (South) falls on the parapet, and the assault is shattered.
4The meaning
What the Victory Protected
The junction stays Union, freeing Grant for Vicksburg, and on the town’s edge a camp of freed people proves what the war was for.