
Battle of Corinth, MS. and a new Siege Carriage for the Town.
Location: Alcorn County
Campaign: Iuka and Corinth Operations (1862)
Date(s): October 3-4, 1862
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans [US]; Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn [CS]
Forces Engaged: Army of the Mississippi [US]; Army of the West Tennessee [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 7,197 total (US 2,359; CS 4,838) Description: After the Battle of Iuka, Maj. Gen. Sterling Price’s Confederate Army of the West marched from Baldwyn to Ripley where it joined Maj. Gen. Earl V