DIRECTORYMISSISSIPPI
Brices Cross Roads National
Battlefield Site
The Confederate cavalry, led by Major
General Nathan Bedford Forrest, was
employed with extraordinary skill here
during the battle of June 10, 1864.
http://www.nps.gov/brcr
Rosemont Plantation
Childhood home of Jefferson Davis,
President of the Confederate States of
America, and his family. An example
of Federal architecture adapted to the
Mississippi frontier, the plantation house
with its original furnishings and Davis
family memorabilia is open to the public.
http://www.rosemontplantation1810.com
Tupelo National Battlefield
Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford
Forrest tried to cut the railroad supplying
the Union’s march on Atlanta here on
July 13–14, 1864.
http://www.nps.gov/tupe
Vicksburg National
Military Park
Commemorates one of the most decisive
battles of the Civil War—the campaign,
siege, and defense of Vicksburg—which
took place from March 29 to July 4, 1863.
http://www.nps.gov/vick
MISSOURI
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield
The Battle of Wilson’s Creek (August 10,
1861) was the first major Civil War battle
fought west of the Mississippi River.
http://www.nps.gov/wicr
Vicksburg National Military Park
The Illinois Monument was modeled on the Roman
Pantheon. The monument has 47 steps, one for each
day of the Siege of Vicksburg, and there are 60 unique
bronze tablets inside, naming all 36,325 Illinois soldiers
who fought in the Vicksburg campaign.