Shiloh and Corinth Campaign
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The Shiloh and Corinth Campaign was a major early Western Theater operation in the American Civil War, encompassing the bloody Battle of Shiloh and the subsequent Union advance to capture the strategic rail hub of Corinth, Mississippi.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shiloh and Corinth Campaign canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War campaign
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Union advance into the Deep South ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesDescription | high casualties, especially at the Battle of Shiloh ⓘ |
| commander |
Don Carlos Buell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry W. Halleck NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ William T. Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1862-10-05 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Vicksburg campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western front of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Iuka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Shiloh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Battle of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | death of Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston at Shiloh ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Corinth, Mississippi
ⓘ
control of key rail junctions in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Albert Sidney Johnston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl Van Dorn NERFINISHED ⓘ P. G. T. Beauregard NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterling Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Fort Henry and Fort Donelson campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryConfederateArmy | Army of Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUnionArmy |
Army of the Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army of the Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railHub | Corinth, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1862-03-01 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad
ⓘ
control of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Union forces captured Corinth, Mississippi ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation | offensive campaign ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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