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Regtl. Staff Shiloh 2020
Asst. Regtl. QM Stones River / Franklin 2022
- Joined
- Dec 9, 2017
- Location
- North Mississippi
The intersection of the two railroads in Corinth was of such strategic importance that 3 battles were fought for possession of this nexus. The Memphis and Charleston Railroad was the vital artery for the Confederacy to receive the supplies from the Trans-Mississippi states and send them towards Richmond and other important cities. The north and south Mobile and Ohio Railroad connected the whole of the South with Jackson, New Orleans, Mobile, the Gulf Coast and the Trans-Mississippi and enabled vital supplies be shipped east.
The Battle of Shiloh was the result of General Grant’s steady progress towards Pittsburg Landing, where he desired to establish a base of operations and supplies. With his supply line established, he intended to capture Corinth and sever the Confederacy’s only east to west and south to north railroad.
Looking at a railroad map of 1862 one will easily understand the importance of Corinth. The fall of Vicksburg in 1863 was as devastating as the loss of the crossroads in Corinth.
To understand the imporance, one must visit the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center. The Center has an excellent musuem wth a excellent collection of arms and artifacts, battle flags displayed and the most cooperative staff I have met!
Regards
David
This is the small little area that thousands of soldiers fought to possess. Left to right is the Memphis and Charleston Railroad
The Battle of Shiloh was the result of General Grant’s steady progress towards Pittsburg Landing, where he desired to establish a base of operations and supplies. With his supply line established, he intended to capture Corinth and sever the Confederacy’s only east to west and south to north railroad.
Looking at a railroad map of 1862 one will easily understand the importance of Corinth. The fall of Vicksburg in 1863 was as devastating as the loss of the crossroads in Corinth.
To understand the imporance, one must visit the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center. The Center has an excellent musuem wth a excellent collection of arms and artifacts, battle flags displayed and the most cooperative staff I have met!
Regards
David
This is the small little area that thousands of soldiers fought to possess. Left to right is the Memphis and Charleston Railroad