Tupelo National Battlefield, Tupelo, MS3
**Tupelo National Battlefield** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000068, date listed 1966-10-15
On MS 6 about 1 mi. W of its jct. with U.S. 45
Tupelo, MS (Lee County)
(This photo was taken in October 2006.)
The Battle of Tupelo was fought in and around the hamlet of Harrisburg and the town of Tupelo. Today, the low rolling hills around Harrisburg; which, since the war, have been incorporated into the town of Tupelo is now a residential section. The battle was fought in a typical southern countryside of cleared fields, forests, cornfields and orchards. Today, banks, churches, residential homes, streets; and highways crisscross the area.
The Battle of Tupelo was fought on July 13-15, 1864. Lieutenant General Stephen D. Lee was in command of all Confederate forces in Alabama, Mississippi, and Eastern Louisiana. He relied on Major General Nathan B. Forrest to protect the rich prairie section of Eastern Mississippi. Forrest had protected the prairie and in July of 186^ he was called to battle again when A. J. Smith's Federal army moved toward Tupelo. Grant's tactics called for a .diyersionary attack in North Mississippi to keep Forrest occupied while^General William T. Sherman moved from Tennessee to Georgia on his march to the sea. As for the battle, neither side could claim complete victory. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/66000068.pdf
Tupelo National Battlefield, Tupelo, MS3
**Tupelo National Battlefield** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000068, date listed 1966-10-15
On MS 6 about 1 mi. W of its jct. with U.S. 45
Tupelo, MS (Lee County)
(This photo was taken in October 2006.)
The Battle of Tupelo was fought in and around the hamlet of Harrisburg and the town of Tupelo. Today, the low rolling hills around Harrisburg; which, since the war, have been incorporated into the town of Tupelo is now a residential section. The battle was fought in a typical southern countryside of cleared fields, forests, cornfields and orchards. Today, banks, churches, residential homes, streets; and highways crisscross the area.
The Battle of Tupelo was fought on July 13-15, 1864. Lieutenant General Stephen D. Lee was in command of all Confederate forces in Alabama, Mississippi, and Eastern Louisiana. He relied on Major General Nathan B. Forrest to protect the rich prairie section of Eastern Mississippi. Forrest had protected the prairie and in July of 186^ he was called to battle again when A. J. Smith's Federal army moved toward Tupelo. Grant's tactics called for a .diyersionary attack in North Mississippi to keep Forrest occupied while^General William T. Sherman moved from Tennessee to Georgia on his march to the sea. As for the battle, neither side could claim complete victory. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/66000068.pdf