Booneville in Prentiss County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Council of War
Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 23, 2020
1. Council of War Marker
Erected 1956 by Mississippi Historical Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 9, 1864.
Location. 34° 39.329′ N, 88° 34.001′ W. Marker is in Booneville, Mississippi, in Prentiss County. It is at the intersection of South 2nd Street (State Highway 145) and State Street, on the right when traveling north on South 2nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Booneville MS 38829, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically ast Mississippi in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Capture Of Booneville (approx. Ό mile away); Booneville Armory (approx. 0.8 miles away); Booneville (approx. one mile away); Battle of Booneville (approx. one mile away); Campground Cemetery (approx. 5.1 miles away); Blackland Church and Cemetery (approx. 5.7 miles away); Blackland Methodist Church (approx. 5.8 miles away); Samuel L. Neely (approx. 8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Booneville.
Also see . . . Battle of Brices Cross Roads. (Submitted on August 29, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
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Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 23, 2020
2. Council of War Marker
3. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis, U.S.A.
4. Gen. Benjamin H. Grierson, U.S.A.
5. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, C.S.A.
6. Gen. Stephen D. Lee, C.S.A.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 401 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 29, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
