Dr. Timothy B. Smith

The vast majority of the Union advances, even by Buell's fresh army, if you call it fresh, all across the battlefield except on the extreme Confederate left where they are outflanked not once, not twice, but three times by Lew Wallace's division. And so Lew Wallace is really the fulcrum of

The vast majority of the Union advances, even by Buell's fresh army, if you call it fresh, all across the battlefield except on the extreme Confederate left where they are outflanked not once, not twice, but three times by Lew Wallace's division. And so Lew Wallace is really the fulcrum of

The vast majority of the Union advances, even by Buell's fresh army, if you call it fresh, all across the battlefield except on the extreme Confederate left where they are outflanked not once, not twice, but three times by Lew Wallace's division. And so Lew Wallace is really the fulcrum of

that puts the pressure on the Confederates and forces them to fall back incrementally, just like Grant had fallen back incrementally the day before. But the Confederates will continue to resist, and even as they fall back off the battlefield, even on April the 8th there, you mentioned Forrest, and kind of this rear guard action a little bit that I think sometimes gets blown out of proportion.

that puts the pressure on the Confederates and forces them to fall back incrementally, just like Grant had fallen back incrementally the day before. But the Confederates will continue to resist, and even as they fall back off the battlefield, even on April the 8th there, you mentioned Forrest, and kind of this rear guard action a little bit that I think sometimes gets blown out of proportion.

that puts the pressure on the Confederates and forces them to fall back incrementally, just like Grant had fallen back incrementally the day before. But the Confederates will continue to resist, and even as they fall back off the battlefield, even on April the 8th there, you mentioned Forrest, and kind of this rear guard action a little bit that I think sometimes gets blown out of proportion.

You hear a lot of this thing about Forrest gathering one of the Union soldiers and pulling him up on his horse and using him as a shield as he rides away and all that kind of stuff. I'm convinced that's a bunch of hogwash, that there's no...

You hear a lot of this thing about Forrest gathering one of the Union soldiers and pulling him up on his horse and using him as a shield as he rides away and all that kind of stuff. I'm convinced that's a bunch of hogwash, that there's no...

You hear a lot of this thing about Forrest gathering one of the Union soldiers and pulling him up on his horse and using him as a shield as he rides away and all that kind of stuff. I'm convinced that's a bunch of hogwash, that there's no...

evidence whatsoever i found a lot of manuscript material in writing the book that described fallen timbers this little battle on the 8th and nobody mentions this if i had seen that in real time i think i would have mentioned that to mama as i'm writing home to her you know but nobody mentions it i'm convinced that's a fabrication the band would have done a big number about that one

evidence whatsoever i found a lot of manuscript material in writing the book that described fallen timbers this little battle on the 8th and nobody mentions this if i had seen that in real time i think i would have mentioned that to mama as i'm writing home to her you know but nobody mentions it i'm convinced that's a fabrication the band would have done a big number about that one

evidence whatsoever i found a lot of manuscript material in writing the book that described fallen timbers this little battle on the 8th and nobody mentions this if i had seen that in real time i think i would have mentioned that to mama as i'm writing home to her you know but nobody mentions it i'm convinced that's a fabrication the band would have done a big number about that one

Shallow will be the real fight for Corinth in the railroads. Later in May, when Hallett comes down and gets on Grant for not folding his letters correctly and all that kind of stuff, he will move on southward to Corinth. The Confederates will retreat without a battle. And this is part of what dooms Beauregard.

Shallow will be the real fight for Corinth in the railroads. Later in May, when Hallett comes down and gets on Grant for not folding his letters correctly and all that kind of stuff, he will move on southward to Corinth. The Confederates will retreat without a battle. And this is part of what dooms Beauregard.

Shallow will be the real fight for Corinth in the railroads. Later in May, when Hallett comes down and gets on Grant for not folding his letters correctly and all that kind of stuff, he will move on southward to Corinth. The Confederates will retreat without a battle. And this is part of what dooms Beauregard.

Just days before, Beauregard has sent a message to Richmond that says, if defeated here, we lose the Mississippi Valley and probably our cause. And this days later, he retreats without fighting a battle. So Jefferson Davis is thinking, if Corinth is so important, why don't you fight for it? And so he'll remove him for other reasons as well. But this ends Beauregard's career in a lot of ways.

Just days before, Beauregard has sent a message to Richmond that says, if defeated here, we lose the Mississippi Valley and probably our cause. And this days later, he retreats without fighting a battle. So Jefferson Davis is thinking, if Corinth is so important, why don't you fight for it? And so he'll remove him for other reasons as well. But this ends Beauregard's career in a lot of ways.

Just days before, Beauregard has sent a message to Richmond that says, if defeated here, we lose the Mississippi Valley and probably our cause. And this days later, he retreats without fighting a battle. So Jefferson Davis is thinking, if Corinth is so important, why don't you fight for it? And so he'll remove him for other reasons as well. But this ends Beauregard's career in a lot of ways.

At any rate, so shallow, yes, is the battle for Corinth and for those railroads and the largest battle in the Mississippi Valley campaign. So that is extremely significant. Also significant, of course, is the cost of this thing. We mentioned the 23,000 casualties. There's some evidence that that's even higher than that.

At any rate, so shallow, yes, is the battle for Corinth and for those railroads and the largest battle in the Mississippi Valley campaign. So that is extremely significant. Also significant, of course, is the cost of this thing. We mentioned the 23,000 casualties. There's some evidence that that's even higher than that.