The Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area

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.
4th St. South
Columbus, MS 39703
Phone: 662.329.1191
Fax: 662.329.8969
Toll-Free: 1.800.327.2686
www.columbus-ms.org
Hours: Daily 7 a.m.-Sunset
Admission: Free

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