Corinth in Alcorn County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Battle of Corinth Battery F
1st. Day, October 3, 1862
Photographed By Ken Smith, July 5, 2013
1. Battle of Corinth Battery F Marker
The South suffered a strategic disaster when Corinth and its railroads fell to Union forces on May 30, 1862. The destruction of the Union force garrisoned in Corinth and recapture of this rail center quickly became vital Confederate objectives. In late September, 22,000 troops under Maj. Gens. Earl Van Dorn and Sterling Price marched toward Corinth to accomplish this. On the morning of October 3, the Confederates attacked from the northwest, driving in Union pickets and slowly pushing the stubbornly resisting Union infantry toward town. When darkness halted the fighting the Union troops had fallen back to the town's inner defense, within a few hundred yards of the railroad crossing. Soldiers of both armies lay exhausted from extreme heat, almost no drinking water, and violent battle.
Throughout the night, commanders of both sides redeployed forces to meet the decisive struggle that would begin in the morning.
Captions to battle map:
1. Divisions of Lovell, Maury and Hebert launch Confederate assault. Union troops under Hamilton, Davies and McKean delay the Confederate advance.
2. Battery F is
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, November 30, 2008
2. Battle of Corinth Battery F Marker Map
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3. By nightfall, Confederates reach outskirts of Corinth. Troops on both sides are redeployed for next morning´s battle.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1920.
Location. 34° 56.874′ N, 88° 33.148′ W. Marker is in Corinth, Mississippi, in Alcorn County. Marker is at the intersection of Bitner Road and Scenic Lake Drive, on the right when traveling north on Bitner Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Corinth MS 38834, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Retreat From Battery F (a few steps from this marker); Texas Memorial (approx. 1˝ miles away); William P. Rogers (approx. 1˝ miles away); Brigadier-General Joseph Lewis Hogg (approx. 1˝ miles away); Battle of Corinth - 1862 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Henry Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Duncan House (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named The Duncan House (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corinth.
Photographed By Ken Smith, July 5, 2013
3. Battle of Corinth Battery F Marker
Photographed By Ken Smith, July 5, 2013
4. Battle of Corinth Battery F Marker
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, November 30, 2008
5. Battle of Corinth Battery F Marker
Marker in distance (yellow arrow)
Photographed By Ken Smith, July 5, 2013
6. Battle of Corinth Battery F Marker
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7. General Earl Van Dorn
from a photograph, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol. 1, Robert Underwood Johnson & Clarence Clough Buel 1887.
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8. General Sterling Price
from The Lost Cause by Edward Alfred Pollard, 1867.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2013, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 764 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 13, 2013, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. 2. submitted on September 25, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on July 13, 2013, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. 5. submitted on September 25, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 6. submitted on July 13, 2013, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. 7, 8. submitted on October 2, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
