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Re: Book Review on The Battle of Iuka and Corinth

Pg. 157. "Orange dirt of the hills." There is no orange dirt here in Corinth.

The reports of J. M. Taylor, M.D., Corinth, 1884, states the primary subsoil of the Corinth area is yellowish or pale-red clay 10 to 20 feet thick, underneath the sandy loam soil of 3 to 4 inches thick. This could be what is referred to as 'orange dirt', in areas of high irrosion. I know the area has many 'bald' areas where nothing grows and I do remember seeing red clay somewhere to the northwest of Corinth.

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