Sanderson, W., 1851-1877

Corinth is a city in Alcorn County, Mississippi. It was founded in 1853 as Cross City, so-called because it served as a junction for the Mobile & Ohio, and Memphis & Charleston railroads. Corinth's location at the junction of two railroads made it strategically important to the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard retreated to Corinth after the Battle of Shiloh, pursued by Union Major General Henry W. Halleck. General Beauregard abandoned the town when General Halleck approached, letting it fall into the Union's hands.