The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-23
FIELD. FORT AND FLEET.
Haileck,s Approach OF coFin,h and
 Beauregard's Orderly Evacuation.
N. Quad, in Defoa Free Press.

NJ. Quad, in De,foi, Free Press
 Corinth was one of the chanel-spots of the war. From the time the confedera,es first occupied II until the last federal Jeff i; the spade of the grave-digger never had an idle hour. The soldier who tented on is soil and drank of its water faced death as surely as in battle. Low. fiat. its so,l full of chills and its waters unfit even for the horses to drink, confederate and and federal found II a graveyard as well 1s a strategic point. Died al Corinth ,s the legend on hundreds and hundreds ot headstones Tn the national cemeteries. and :" Died at Corinih supplies the epitaph of hundreds and hundreds of eonfederates.
 Directly after the battle of Shiloh Beauregard re,reated by slow and easy marches to Corinth. and there intrenehed. l. has been asserted that Halleck more than any other man was 10 blame for getting Grant into position to he ami Inflated. and I, is certain that directly after he battle he made no secret oi his personal hostility. He at once proceeded to Shiloh and took command of the army Tn person, and in reorganiaing Il he took care to humiliate Grant by virtually dc- prlving him oi hls rank Grants own lmmediste command was divided and sandwiched until he could no, md il. nor was ne consulted in regard to it's dis position.
 l,was the last days of April before Halieck and hls grand army of upwards of So.ooo men were ready to move on Corinth. and in the interval he took due care to keep the nation on the watch for the end of the rebellion
 While Halleck's proclama,ions and dispatches carried the idea that he meant to walk right over Beauregard and into Corinth when he got started. he had scarcely left the Tennessee river behind when he began 10 intrench. There Is not to-day a single mile between Shiloh and Corlnth where his old intrenchmen,s cannot be found. Whenever his advance struck confederate picke, and a dozen carbines were discharged, the orders went back for spades and picks.
 The army moved like hobbled horse Is average advance was not half mile q day. Corps and divisions and bngades lief one line oi breas,works to advance and erect another, and had Corin,h been twenty miles further away Halieck would navy Af@Ntt i&t 9AAtAAfatH .tA@af4AIA AA4kf the ri ,o the ,ist pi May Halleck ad- vanced only i've mlies. though the con- fedeTate tor1e on hlS whole army front had at no tune num5ef Il o.tisieu. Every day he had a dispatch fof ne northern press. and every night he hugged hss intrenchmenis and routed or; the whole army al every alarm from the plcke,-posts.
 Beauregard had in and around Corin,h q force not to exceed 1900 men. His lines of works were erected for temporary defense, and were not begun until after Halleck began moving. The federal works built three miles out Of Corin,h. and built Tn ,hirtysiN hours a, that. were far stronger than any erected 10 defend the city.
 Ard yet Halieck no, only 20, it into 1 hss head ,ha, he must lay siege to Corinth af,er the regular fashion. but he got such train ot siege-guns on hand for the pur- pose, that half his army was worn out in getting the monsters oyer the country and Tn position. Beauregard had cause 10 dread a prompt and rapid advance of the federal army. with quick and vigorous rush upon some one point oi his works. 1, but there was no cause fog alarm over Hallecks programme.
 That the great federal army marching on Corin,h would eventually arrive beiore it and tha, is evacuation was only d question of time, must have been clear to the confederate commander; but yet to delay the time as long as possible. he delayed Halleck- Two Q. the confeder- ate attacks Tade upon portions of the fedefai army while on the march. were dignined IS battles. although only few brigades were broush, mo action. What ever Bcauregard did puE,le6 and delayed