In 1862, Union forces captured a vital rail junction that crippled Southern transport
Union forces achieved a strategic breakthrough in 1862 by capturing Corinth, Mississippi, a vital railroad hub that served as the backbone of Confederate transportation in the Western Theater.
The Siege of Corinth concluded on May 30, 1862, when Union General Henry Halleck moved his troops into the city following a stealthy Confederate retreat. Known as the 'Crossroads of the Confederacy,' Corinth was where the Mobile and Ohio Railroad met the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. Controlling this junction meant the Union could sever the only continuous east-west rail link in the South.
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