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History buffs will enjoy two battlefield trails, five markers, two cemeteries, a visitors center, permanent and temporary flag exhibits, bookstore gallery, video, Civil War art/prints and auto tour of this historical battlefield. Site where Confederate cavalry, under the command of General Nathan Bedford Forrest, defeated Union troops and forced their withdrawal to Memphis.
607 Grisham St. Baldwyn, MS 38824 Phone: 662.365.3969 www.bricescrossroads.com Hours: Battlefield-Year round; Visitors Center-Tue-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Closed major holidays Admission: Battlefield-No charge; Visitors Center-$3 Adults
Contains 180 graves of unknown Confederate soldiers.
Hwy 51 and Cemetery St. Behind Odd Fellows Cemetery Grenada, MS 38902-1824 Phone: 662.226.2571 Toll-Free: 1.800.373.2571 visitgrenadams.com Hours: Daily, dawn to dusk Admission: Free
Burial site of Confederate soldiers who died as a result of the Battle of Shiloh.
Behind Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 38655 Phone: 662.234.4680 Fax: 662.234.0355 Toll-Free: 1.800.758.9177 Hours: Daily, dawn to dusk Admission: Free
Gravesites of 1,793 known and 3,895 unknown Civil War soldiers. Interments represent 273 regiments from 15 states.
Horton St. Corinth, MS 38834 Phone: 662.287.8300 Fax: 662.286.0102 Toll-Free: 1.800.748.9048 www.corinth.net Hours: Daily 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: Free
The final resting place for many noted African-Americans who played important roles in Holly Springs and the South.
W. Boundary St. Holly Springs, MS 38635 Phone: 662.252.3232 www.visithollysprings.com Admission: Free
Edmondson Cemetery was founded 1844, and rests on a tree shaded hilltop. Graves include those of early settlers in this area, including Indian traders, politicians and Civil War veterans.
782 Stateline Rd. (Main St.) Just west of I-55 Southaven, MS Phone: 662-393-8770 Fax: 662.342.6365 www.sodesoto.com Hours: Daily from dawn to dusk Admission: Free
This historical site predates the Civil War. Tombstone markings identify graves as far back as the mid 1860's. Slaves and a few Confederate soldiers are buried here. The cemetery is the resting place of many prominent black families of the Corinth area including the city's only black mayor, E.S. Bishop. The cemetery is still in use today.
Just off Bunch St. Corinth, MS 38834 Hours: Open Year Round Admission: Free Burial site of four Confederate generals and more than 2,000 Confederate soldiers. Site of America's first Memorial Day in April 1866.
Born in 1874, Gus Cannon was a banjo player who also "played the jug." He wrote and first recorded the song, "Walk Right In," which became a number one hit for the Greenwich Village folk group, the Rooftop Singers in 1963.
Oak Grove M.B. Church Cemetery Nesbit, MS Phone: 662.393.8770 Fax: 662.393.8771 www.sodesoto.com Admission: Free
Cemetery is the burial site of 13 Confederate Generals including Confederate Maj. Gen. Edward Cary Walthall, Brig. Gen. Winfield Scott Featherston, Brig. Gen. Samuel Benton, Brig. Gen. Daniel and Chevilette Govan. Burial site of heroes, and heroines of the 1878 yellow fever epidemic and Hiram Revels, the 1st African American elected to the United States Senate.
Elder Ave. at Market St. Holly Springs, MS 38635 Phone: 662.252.2515 www.visithollysprings.com Hours: Daily, dawn to dusk Admission: Free |
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