Date:
- October 3–4, 1862
Location:
- Corinth, Mississippi
Campaign:
- Iuka and Corinth Operations
Principal Union commander(s):
- Major General William S. Rosecrans
Principal Confederate commander(s):
- Major General Earl Van Dorn
Union forces engaged:
- Army of the Mississippi
Confederate forces engaged:
- Army of West Tennessee
Number of Union soldiers engaged:
- Roughly 23,000
Number of Confederate soldiers engaged:
- Roughly 22,000
Estimated Union casualties:
- 2,520 (355 killed, 1,841 wounded, 324 captured/missing)
Estimated Confederate casualties:
- 4,233 (473 killed, 1,997 wounded, 1,763 captured/missing)
Result:
- Union victory
Significance:
- The Union victory at the Second Battle of Corinth was incomplete because Major General William Rosecrans succeeded in defeating a Confederate army, but failed to destroy it.