Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-06-05
CORN AND VICINITY.


after bear great historic renown. The
nessee line. and eight west of the Alabama
line. The Ohio and Mobile railroad runs
north aud south, and the Charleston and
Memphis road to the east and west, through
the town. The Grand Junction on the
latter road is eight miles west of Corinth.
Here the Charleston and Memphis road
connects with the jackson and Great
Northern and Mississippi Central. run
ming to New Orleans, and the Memphis
and Ohio road. This latter point, Grand
Junction, is of considerable strategic i'm.
portance to Beauregard, as the event of
The Mobile road being cut off to the south
OF Corinth. it will be the only road where
by TO effect retreat south.
The ground from the Tennessee river to
Corinth, is of PERCEPTIONS character. be-
ing a succession of valleys and hills. with
an occasional stretch of low swampy land.
made BY creek valleys. TO the left Of the
Federal camps, the famous Pine Barrens
of Alabama commence. The ground oc-
cupied by the army of Gen. Halleck. is Of
little more open character than that be-
tween it and the river. Immediately in
front of their last position, MAY 16th) is
belt of low msrshy ground. caused by a
couple of creek valleys, and covered with
tangled thickets and underbrush. This
will average three-quarters of a mile in
width. Across this our army have made
roads and bridges. sufficient for the
passage of heavy ordnance, feld-pieces.
transportation. DC. Immediately beyond.
from the south to the northwest. for three
quarters OF mile the ground is compare
lively undulating and rising. There are
points here with range, which cover the
town of Corinth. Immediately beyond
this rising ground, which has been occu-
pied by the pickets Of both armies since we
have been here. there is another belt Of
swampy ground. about the same width as
the first mentioned. which rises abruptly
on the west, and the tops of which forms
level plateau, on which Corinth is
situated. Through the centre of this
runs from the northwest to the southeast.
q small stream on either side of which the
town is laid out. On this plateau are en-
camped many of Beauregard's regiments,
and along the east of it are entrenchments
and guns. But this position would not
/ be defensible. when once our batteries OBJ
tained possession of the rising ground TO
the east, before mentioned. were it not that
to the west the ground rises abruptly and
higher than the land in front. The
Charleston and Memphis road has cut
As feet through it. On this second plat
eau must be located the largest and strong
est position Of the rebel fortifcations.-
To the south the ground is more precipit-
Gus for several miles. than it is. even. in
our lines and rear. 1t is very easy of de-
fense. and here it is considered that Beau
regard will make his great stand.
Nothing is especially known of the or
ganization Of Beauregard's army. though
it is certain that both Pemborton from Sa-
vannah, Ga. and Lowell from New Orleans
Price and Van Dorm, from Arkansas, Har-
dee and Bragg. with their respective COM
mands, are all at Corinth. In addition to
these troops. large accessions of Home
Guards and volunteers have been received
These latter are not to be despised. com.
posed. as they are. largely Of the planting
and mercantile class, who most devoutly
believe in the Confederscy. This class
has been under military instruction in theil
respective cities and localities, and viii
probably fight more desperately than the
} regularly enlisted men of the army. Ger
tainly they are better material than the
!, pressed men.
The Federal army under Major Genera
II. w. Halleck is now ss we'll organized
as it is possible to be. There are foul
corps de army. each under Major Gener
r al.
The town of Corinth is about eighty
two miles from Memphis. II is twenty
two from Purdy, eight to Monterey. three
to Pennington; twenty to Hamburg. ant
twenty-five to Pittsburg. Thirty ONT
miles from Grand Junction. Tenn. wher'
the Memphis and Charleston Railroad
running east and west, is crossed by tht
Mississippi Central. running north ant
south. 1t is twenty miles in an air lin
, from the Tennessee River on the east, for
ty five from Tuscumbia and Florence
Als.. ninety from Decatur, Ala. one hun
dredfourteen from Huntsville, Ala. abou
tive hundred to Chattanooga. Tennessee
and $50 in a direct southeast line to Mont
, gomery. Ala. the first capital Of the Con
federacy. From Corinth TO this latte
point. by the Ohio and Mobile to Sowa
: shee, where the Southern Mississippi ter
inmates its finished portion. it is nearly
200 miles. From thence to Montgomery
Ala. is about l40 miles ACROSS the State
no railroad being finished. From Corintl
to jackson, Miss. is about $50 miles, b.
J railroad. To Vicksburg 300. To th,
the east State line of Mississippi, by tn,
Jackson route. about $50 miles. On al
air line. Corinth is distant from Mobil,
about 800 miles--by. railroad probably
fifty more. From New Orleans nearlJ
400: by railroad il must be at least as
, Should the rebels effect retreat to Crane
/ Junction, and thence to jackson, Miss.
their next line of defense: should any con-
siderable portion of Gen. Joe. Johnston
Virginia army succeed in reaching Ala
bama. il will undoubtedly be along tn,
) line presented by the Central Georgia Rail
, road, running from Savannah. Ga..- t.
Montgomery. Ala, and the Central Miss
issippi road. running from Vicksburg. OF
the Mississippi River, to jackson. the Stat,
, Capital. and thence to Sowashee. where i
connects with the Ohio and Mobile Rail
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