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Railroad Junction near Corinth

Corinth was at the junction of two railroad lines, the Mobile & Ohio and the Memphis & Charleston, and so was strategically important to both sides. This image was published shortly after the Seige of Corinth, in which the city was taken by Union forces.

About this Document

  • Source: Harper's Weekly
  • Citation: page 385
  • Date: June 21, 1862