Memphis and Charleston Railroad and Mobile and Ohio Railroad intersection
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The Memphis and Charleston Railroad and Mobile and Ohio Railroad intersection was a strategically vital Civil War rail junction at Corinth, Mississippi, whose control was crucial for moving troops and supplies across the western theater.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Civil War site
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railroad junction ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Second Battle of Corinth
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Siege of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
Confederate Army
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Official Records of the War of the Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedByRailroad |
Memphis and Charleston Railroad
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Mobile and Ohio Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionDuringWar |
distribution hub for ammunition and provisions
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major transfer point for Confederate reinforcements ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
near the Tennessee–Mississippi border
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northeastern Mississippi ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
critical node in 1862 Union rail strategy
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focal point of fortification and entrenchment at Corinth ⓘ |
| impactOfControl | facilitated Union penetration deeper into the Confederacy ⓘ |
| impactOfLoss | disruption of Confederate rail logistics in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy | United States (Union) forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alcorn County, Mississippi
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Corinth, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| memorializedBy | Civil War markers at Corinth, Mississippi ⓘ |
| militaryObjectiveOf |
Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard
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Union General Henry W. Halleck NERFINISHED ⓘ Union General Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Battlefield areas around Corinth, Mississippi
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Confederate fortifications at Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | rail network of the Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| presentStatus | part of the Corinth Civil War interpretive area ⓘ |
| railDirection |
east–west via Memphis and Charleston Railroad
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north–south via Mobile and Ohio Railroad ⓘ |
| railroadType | standard-gauge railroad junction ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Shiloh
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Union advance on Corinth after Shiloh ⓘ |
| significanceFor |
Confederate defense of the Mississippi Valley
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Union campaign to cut Confederate rail communications ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of east–west and north–south rail traffic in the Western Theater
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key node in Confederate supply lines ⓘ key objective for Union forces in 1862 ⓘ link between the Mississippi Valley and the Confederate interior ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1862
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American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
logistical coordination in the Western Theater of the American Civil War
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transportation of military supplies ⓘ transportation of troops ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Corinth campaign
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Memphis and Charleston Railroad and Mobile and Ohio Railroad intersection
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