With this awkward command structure, embarrassing to Grant, Halleck's forces slowly prosecuted the Siege of Corinth, which culminated with the Confederate forces abandoning the town on the night of May 29--30.
With this awkward command structure, embarrassing to Grant, Halleck's forces took the entire month of May, with constant entrenchments, to advance the twenty miles to Corinth. This Siege of Corinth culminated with the Confederate forces abandoning the town on the night of May 29--30.