Henry W. Halleck combines three Federal armies in southwestern Tennessee to start a methodical advance on the vital railroad town of Corinth, Mississippi.

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Henry W. Halleck combines three Federal armies in southwestern Tennessee to start a methodical advance on the vital railroad town of Corinth, Mississippi.
Federal army and navy forces capture a key stronghold on the Mississippi River.
John Pope readies his Federal army to capture strategic Island Number 10 on the Mississippi River with naval support.
Confederate defenders abandon a position on the Mississippi River under artillery bombardment from John Pope’s Army of the Mississippi.
Federals under John Pope overwhelm a force of Missouri State Guards and demoralize secessionists in the western part of the state.
John C. Fremont leaves St. Louis to lead his Army of the Southwest against the secessionist Missouri State Guards of Sterling Price.