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Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center
Located at the site of Battery Robinett, scene of intense
fighting during the Battle of Corinth, the Corinth Civil War
Interpretive Center is one of the National Park Service's
finest such facilities.
Part of the growing project to preserve key Civil War sites in
the Corinth area, the interpretive center provides interactive
displays, information, audio visual presentations and more
on Corinth's role in the Battle of Shiloh and the subsequent
siege and capture of the city by Union troops and General
Earl Van Dorn's Confederate attack that resulted in the
1862 Battle of Corinth.
A permanent outdoor exhibit at the center recreates the
fortifications of Battery Robinette, one of the earthen forts
constructed by Federal troops to guard Corinth after they
took possession of the town in 1862.
On the morning of October 4, 1862, Confederate troops
stormed Battery Robinett and nearby Battery Powell, driving
back their Union defenders in fierce and bloody hand to
hand fighting. Wounded and dead soldiers carpeted the
ground where the Interpretive Center stands today.
In addition to its indoor exhibits and the fortification
reconstruction, the Interpretive Center grounds include the
fascinating "Stream of History" living sculpture. The water
and stone artwork traces the flow of time from the founding
of the United States through the Civil War.
Also on the grounds are monuments to soldiers and
officers killed in the Battle of Corinth, unique displays that
help interpret the traces of the battlefield and excellent open
field views of the scene of some of the heaviest fighting of
the battle that left more than 1,700 men dead and nearly
7,500 wounded.
To visit the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center, simply
follow the brown signs from U.S. Highway 72 in Corinth,
Mississippi.
fighting during the Battle of Corinth, the Corinth Civil War
Interpretive Center is one of the National Park Service's
finest such facilities.
Part of the growing project to preserve key Civil War sites in
the Corinth area, the interpretive center provides interactive
displays, information, audio visual presentations and more
on Corinth's role in the Battle of Shiloh and the subsequent
siege and capture of the city by Union troops and General
Earl Van Dorn's Confederate attack that resulted in the
1862 Battle of Corinth.
A permanent outdoor exhibit at the center recreates the
fortifications of Battery Robinette, one of the earthen forts
constructed by Federal troops to guard Corinth after they
took possession of the town in 1862.
On the morning of October 4, 1862, Confederate troops
stormed Battery Robinett and nearby Battery Powell, driving
back their Union defenders in fierce and bloody hand to
hand fighting. Wounded and dead soldiers carpeted the
ground where the Interpretive Center stands today.
In addition to its indoor exhibits and the fortification
reconstruction, the Interpretive Center grounds include the
fascinating "Stream of History" living sculpture. The water
and stone artwork traces the flow of time from the founding
of the United States through the Civil War.
Also on the grounds are monuments to soldiers and
officers killed in the Battle of Corinth, unique displays that
help interpret the traces of the battlefield and excellent open
field views of the scene of some of the heaviest fighting of
the battle that left more than 1,700 men dead and nearly
7,500 wounded.
To visit the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center, simply
follow the brown signs from U.S. Highway 72 in Corinth,
Mississippi.
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