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Fight in Mississippi is a wargame simulation of the
campaigns in the West 1862 near the towns of
Corinth and Iuka..
Confederate Generals Sterling Price and Earl
Van Dorn operated separate commands in
northern Mississippi, late in 1862. Union
troops, in a disjointed attack, struck Price
near Iuka. Price withdrew, while at that
same time Van Dorn made a move toward
Federal held Bolivar, but then backed off.
Van Dorn eventually gained command of
Confederate forces in the area and united
with Price. Van Dorn believed a quick move
to take Corinth was the best way to proceed.
US forces under General William Rosecrans
were fortified in Corinth however, and the
assault, though with some initial success,
was costly to the Confederates. Van Dorn
then withdrew to Holly Springs.
But there were other options available to
the southerners. Forcing Union forces to
abandon Corinth by outmaneuvering them and
blocking their supply routes was one
alternative. Striking towards the important
bases of Bolivar and Jackson was another
option. Or attempting to take Memphis was a
possibility. Then again, what if things had
gone differently, and the US had been
defeated at Corinth. The possibilities are
now yours to explore...