I think that some are getting their facts confused . Cities are mentioned such as Tupelo, Jackson, Holly Springs, Corinth, Shiloh, Iuka and Corinth again....
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... There cdertainyl was a pretense of fighting. Beuaregard attacked Pope at Farmington on May 9th. He planned another attack but had trouble coordinanting...
... Shiloh ... Beauregard ... union ... Some people here seem to think about actual historical facts like 1. the confederates built defensive lines around...
The whole Corinth Campaign was a comedy of military errors with Halleck's over-cautious approach by a superior force against a weaker enemy and the Southern...
... Confederate losses from Shiloh, he could have just manuevered until the rail lines were cut. Once Halleck decides on creating a huge army to take out...
... then ... make ... I ... to ... that's because there were battles at all those places. show me where the CSA made a defensive stand after shiloh? ... spend...
... ohara@> ... Time, ... anywhere ... What ... i'm still waiting for you to show me when they made a stand. you and the other seem to think stopping during a...
the ... word ... battle ... iuka and corith were well after the shiloh campaign and "pursuit" they were 6 and 7 months later, involved no troops from the...
... anywhere north ... dance on a ... else is new? Or ... it seems we are. if it makes some here happy they can break up the CSA movement into a series of...
. Two different situations. ... way ... cakewalk. ... . true, he only had one of the largest forces ever assembled in the western theater. he faced no...
... to the battle of shiloh retreat to jackson campaign, yes. it was 6 months after shiloh, and involved no confederate troops from shiloh. iuka and van...
The key word this may be your very own: "retrograde", a series of retreats rather than one massive retreat with an entrenchment at the end. The closest to...
... And the retreat from Corinth to Tupelo (not Jackson) was 'well after' Shiloh, after which there was no pursuit. ... of ... Some of the troops were the at...
... then where was this defense conducted? name the battles? and remember iuka, corinth and holly springs were all after{6 months in the case of iuka longer...
... ohara@> ... somewhere "temporary"... ... then ... make ... Pope ... trouble ... way ... about ... farmington was a rear guard action. i suppose napoleon's...
... tried to fight??? if they tried to fight why did they flee before the shooting started. ... Chattanooga and they aandoned tupelo at the approach of the...
... Halleck's over-cautious approach by a superior force against a weaker enemy and the Southern command lack of a decisive plan of what to do next after...
... retreats ... that ... you can also say everywhere they stopped ,even if just overnight consitutes a stand and the next day a new retreat. they stayed only...
I've often wondered how he would have behaved had he had to fight a battle. he didn't move very fast but he did move. could/would he have had the gumption to...
... after' ... there was a pursuit after shiloh. it was slow and in effective at catching anybody but it did advance the union. the retreat to jackson with...
... mentioned such as Tupelo, Jackson, Holly Springs, Corinth, Shiloh, Iuka and Corinth again. Add to the list Meridan and Columbus. These cities and towns...
The fight at Iuka was a different campaign. Ron ... From: Ricky Washburn To: civilwarwest@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 11:50 PM Subject: Re:...
Successful? Yes, by all measure. The confederate raids, skirmishes and the battle of Farmington encouraged Halleck to take all the time he wanted, and he...
Exactly my point, if I have one. Just a series of pull backs which is a retrograde retreat. One big retreat, just spread out over time and space but the same...
... The defense was conducted in a series of positions around Cornith on the east and northeast. There were a number of skimishes and small actions. The only...
As slow as Halleck was to move forward, would he have been just as slow to retreat? Or even understand how to conduct a retreat in prompt order? A good ...
