another example happened during the siege of corinth. "during the night of may 29, the confederate army moved out. they used the mobile and ohio railroad to carry the sick and wounded, the heavy artillery, and tons of supplies. when a train arrived, the troops cheered as though reinforcements were arriving. they set up dummy quaker guns along the defensive earthworks. camp fires were kept burning, and buglers and drummers played. the rest of the men slipped away undetected..."