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Added to NRHP. January 20, 1988. The Odd Fellows and Confederate Cemetery, at the corner of Cemetery and Commerce Streets in Grenada, Mississippi is a historic cemetery. It includes Gothic architecture, Romanesque architecture, Classical architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, for architectural criteria.
Perspective drawing of the prison for Confederate soldiers at Rock Island, 1864. The Rock Island Arsenal comprises 946 acres (383 ha) and is located on Arsenal Island, originally known as Rock Island, on the Mississippi River between the cities of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois. It is home to the United States Army First Army ...
Mississippi was the second southern state to declare its secession from the United States, doing so on January 9, 1861. It joined with six other southern states to form the Confederacy on February 4, 1861. Mississippi's location along the lengthy Mississippi River made it strategically important to both the Union and the Confederacy; dozens of ...
The Mississippi River was an important military highway that bordered ten states, roughly equally divided between Union and Confederate loyalties. Both sides soon realised that control of the river was a crucial strategic priority. Confederate general Braxton Bragg said "The river is of more importance to us than all the country together." [1]
October 15, 1966. Designated NMP. February 21, 1899 [ 2 ] Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the American Civil War Battle of Vicksburg, waged from March 29 to July 4, 1863. The park, located in Vicksburg, Mississippi, flanking the Mississippi River, also commemorates the greater Vicksburg Campaign which led up to the battle.
Shiloh National Military Park preserves the American Civil War Shiloh and Corinth battlefields. The main section of the park is in the unincorporated community of Shiloh, about nine miles (14 km) south of Savannah, Tennessee, with additional areas located in the city of Corinth, Mississippi, 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Shiloh and the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in the city of Parkers ...
Flag of Mississippi, 1861-1865. This is a list of Mississippi Civil War Confederate Units, which fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. State Troops units that served Mississippi rather than the Confederate Army are also included here. The list of Union Mississippi units is shown separately.
Pages in category "Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Mississippi" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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