Following the Siege of Corinth, where did Beauregard return to defend?
Fort Sumter
Petersburg, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Charleston
Answer
Following the Siege of Corinth, P. G. T. Beauregard returned to defend Charleston, South Carolina, where he was appointed to lead the Army of the South. Beauregard's first task was to reorganize the army, which had been decimated by the battle of Shiloh and the Siege of Corinth. He also had to deal with the constant threat of a Union attack.
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