| Tennessee (McNairy County), Michie — 4C 11 — Approach to Shiloh — Apr. 4, 1862 | | | Bragg’s Corps, Confederate Army of the Mississippi, leaving its base at Corinth, Miss., the previous afternoon, passed north along this road to join other units for the attack on Federal camps at Shiloh, Apr. 6. Breckinridge’s Reserve Corps of three brigades followed, having marched from Burnsville, Miss. — Map (db m21277) | | Tennessee (McNairy County), Michie — 4C 19 — Battle of Shiloh — Apr. 6-7, 1862 | | | 4 mi. N.E., Albert Sidney Johnston's Army of the Mississippi (CS), marching north from Corinth, attacked and partly overran U.S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee (US), which was en route by river to destroy the (CS) base. Arrival of Buell's Army of the Ohio (US), and its entry into the second day's fighting neutralized earlier Confederate success and force withdrawal to Corinth. — Map (db m19223) | | Tennessee (McNairy County), Michie — 4C 21 — Withdrawal from Shiloh — Apr. 8, 1862 | | | The rear guard of the Army of the Mississippi (CSA), under Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, withdrew to Corinth. In this vicinity, about 300 sabres of its cavalry under Col. Nathan B. Forrest, effectively stopped two infantry brigades (USA), and the 4th Illinois Cavalry, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman commanding. Col. Forrest was wounded in the engagement. — Map (db m21275) | | Tennessee (McNairy County), New Lawton — 4C 26 — Buford Hayse Pusser | | | On December 12, 1937, Buford Hayse Pusser was born in Finger, Tennessee. In 1962 he became Adamsville's chief of police. He was elected sherrif of McNairy County in 1864. Soon his courageous fight against crime exposed him to much danger and many personal injuries. A movie and a book based on Sheriff Pusser's experiences made him a nationally known hero. He died in an automobile accident here on August 21, 1974. — Map (db m17816) | | Tennessee (McNairy County), Selmer — 4C 40 — The Trail of Tears — Cherokee Removal — 1838 | | | A group of approximately 660 Cherokees traveled through McNairy County in late fall of 1838. Also called Bell's Treaty Party, it was the only detachment to be accompanied by the military. Escorted by U.S. Army Lt. Edward Deas and Cherokee leader John Bell, the party followed the Old State Road to Purdy, where Deas purchased supplies on November 14, 1838. From Purdy to Bethel Springs to Rose Creek, the route closely followed present-day Highway 64. Their 89-day journey ended on January 7, 1839, . . . — Map (db m19311) |
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