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opposite the church.In the official reportsthese various roadsare called with someconfusion, but notaltogether inaccurate-ly, Crump’s Landingroad, Hamburg road,Corinth road or Pur-dy road, even overthe same space, ac-cording to the idea ofthe writer. The Cor-inth road from thelanding has two prin-cipal branches. Thewestern branch passesby the church, andthe eastern passes amile east of the churchinto the Bark road,which extends alongthe crest of the LickCreek hills. The mili-tary maps show manyother roads, some ofthem farm-roads, andsome only well-worntracks made in haul-ing for the troops. Insome places the oldroads were quite ob-literated, and are im-properly representedon the maps, as inthe case of the Riverroad, which is notshown on the officialmap between McAr-thur’s and Hurlbut’sheadquarters, imme-diately west of thelanding. It is shownon Sherman’s campmap, and its existenceis not doubtful. At

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