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Corinth, Mississippi - Civil War Heritage
Located just south of the Tennessee line, the Mississippi
city of Corinth was a major strategic objective for both the
Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Due to
its critical location at the intersection of two vital rail lines,
Corinth gave the army holding it a major advantage in the
battle for the heart of the Confederacy.
The city today is progressive and charming. Surrounded by
thousands of acres of battlefield and some of the most
extensive Civil War fortifications in the nation, Corinth is an
emerging destination for heritage tourism and a major
landmark of American history.
The National Park Service recently opened its new Corinth
Civil War Interpretive Center on the battlefield in Corinth. A
unit of Shiloh National Military Park, the center provides an
outstanding introduction to Corinth's role during the Civil
War and the extremely bloody fighting that took place in the
very streets of the city. The grounds preserve the site of the
Confederate assault on Battery Robinett, where one
Southern officer remembered that "we were butchered like
dogs."
In conjunction with local and state preservationists, the
National Park Service is also working to acquire and mark
a number of other Civil War features in the Corinth area.
These include battlefields, campsites, earthen fortifications
and more.
To begin your exploration of Corinth and its Civil War
history, please follow these links:
city of Corinth was a major strategic objective for both the
Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Due to
its critical location at the intersection of two vital rail lines,
Corinth gave the army holding it a major advantage in the
battle for the heart of the Confederacy.
The city today is progressive and charming. Surrounded by
thousands of acres of battlefield and some of the most
extensive Civil War fortifications in the nation, Corinth is an
emerging destination for heritage tourism and a major
landmark of American history.
The National Park Service recently opened its new Corinth
Civil War Interpretive Center on the battlefield in Corinth. A
unit of Shiloh National Military Park, the center provides an
outstanding introduction to Corinth's role during the Civil
War and the extremely bloody fighting that took place in the
very streets of the city. The grounds preserve the site of the
Confederate assault on Battery Robinett, where one
Southern officer remembered that "we were butchered like
dogs."
In conjunction with local and state preservationists, the
National Park Service is also working to acquire and mark
a number of other Civil War features in the Corinth area.
These include battlefields, campsites, earthen fortifications
and more.
To begin your exploration of Corinth and its Civil War
history, please follow these links:
| Reconstructed Fortification Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center Corinth, Mississippi |
| Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center Corinth Battlefield Corinth, Mississippi |
| Memorial to Unknown Confederate Dead Corinth Battlefield Corinth, Mississippi |