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Siege and Battle of Corinth Sites are a set of battleground areas in and around Corinth, Mississippi associated with the Siege of Corinth from April 29 to June 10, 1862, the Battle of Corinth from October 3 to October 4 1862, and the lesser Battle of Hatchie's Bridge on October 5 1862. These American Civil War battles ranged over Alcorn County, Mississippi and Hardeman County, Tennessee. Part or all of the landmarked area is included within Shiloh National Military Park.
   The set of Corinth-related battleground areas was designated a National Historic Landmark on May 6, 1991.,
   It includes the following separate areas (with indication of available photos accompanying NRHP Registration):
  1. First Phase Battle of Corinth, 157 acres, (photo #),
  2. Battery F (photo #), 1 acre
  3. Battery Robinett (photo #), 20 acres
  4. Fish Pond House (photo #4), less than 1 acre
  5. Curlee House (photo #2), less than 1 acre,
  6. Oak Home (photo #3), less than 1 acre
  7. Duncan House (photo #), less than 1 acre
  8. Railroad Crossover, 1 acre
  9. Confederate Earthworks between the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and the Purdy Road (photo #), 133 acres
  10. Harper Road Union Earthworks (photo #), 3 acres
  11. Confederate Rifle Pit, less than 1 acre
  12. Corinth National Cemetery (photo #), 16 acres
  13. Union Siege Line: Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's and Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Davies' Divisions, 105 acres.
  14. Union Siege Line: Army of the Tennessee (Brig. Gen. Thomas McKean's and Brig. Gen. T.W. Sherman's Divisions); Army of the Ohio (Brig. Gen. T.J. Wood's and William Nelson's Divisions), 36.5 acres
  15. Union Siege Line: Army of the Mississippi (Paine's Division), 6 acres
  16. Davis Bridge (Battle of the Hatchie) October 5, 1862 (photo #15, #16), 5 acres
Sites having separate NRHP registrations which are likely to be included in the above are:
  • Battle of Corinth, Confederate Assault Position on Shiloh Road (not separately listed above, probably included in one of the above, perhaps the Confederate Rifle Pit),
  • Battery Williams, (not separately listed above, probably included in one of the above),
  • Corinth National Cemetery, (listed above)
  • Midtown Corinth Historic District (may include Duncan House listed above)
  • Union Battery F, Battle of Corinth (listed above as Battery F)
  • Veranda House (another name for Curlee House, listed above)
  • Davis Bridge Battlefield, near Pocahantas, Tennessee, (listed above) Corinth sites having NRHP registrations which may or may not be associated with the above are:
  • Downtown Corinth Historic District
  • Corinth Clothing Manufacturing Company BuildingFurther Information

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