Show evacuation of corinth 1 the confederates as per report com m menaced corinth on the night of cf the bah 2 jah of may but conducted their movements so skillfully that gen 11 halleck alleck was not aware of what they were dolo doln el foursome for sonie time and their fortifications which are represented as aa having been exceedingly r strong were not lot I 1 occupied by the federal army till the morn morning nt of tile th e oj aa the night light of oe the gen halle haile cic cil reported that he sent a detachment of two thousand cavalry to destroy the bridges on I 1 the railroads forty miles bouth south of corinth which was wag subsequently reported to have bein bepp been done after forced marches of day and through a c antry obstructed by the enemy the offic lir report of the expedition liu ilu stated that they tore up th the 3 track of the mobile and obia road in many places blew up one gul gui vert burned up the depot at bon boon avil emmith i et airl with mith ch a train of twenty six fix c irs ars loaded with pra visions destroy ed cd ten thousand stand of arm ani paroled two thousand prisoners th the tho enemy had bad been ampt sed seq of the moire movement ati Afi and had ad as represented a train of carb cars r running 6 up and dowa down the load road with flying artil lery and five thousand lii iii fantry to i nathie success suc sut cess of the expedition it waa f fur ur I 1 hr stated that before the road N aa destroyed ai a large portion of Beauregard I 1 3 army armi arm had bad passed down the balance balanc eba eha had d I 1 to take another rout esome on foot who A ho w were er e greatly greatly annoyed by gen popes division who was se sent bent nt in pursuit and many of them are re rc been taken prisoners |