Iuka in Tishomingo County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Brig. Gen. Henry Little

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 18, 2012

1. Brig. Gen. Henry Little Marker

Inscription.

A Native of Maryland, Confederate Brigadier General Lewis Henry Little (1817-1862) was the son of a long~time U.S. congressman and a former U.S. Army officer. As a Confederate general, Little was given command of Missouri troops and headed a division during the battle of Iuka on September 19, 1862. At 5:45 pm, Little was shot and killed instantly while conversing with Gen. Sterling Price. Temporarily buried in Iuka, Little's remains were later moved to Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore.

Erected 2009 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1873.

Location. 34° 48.202′ N, 88° 12.399′ W. Marker is in Iuka, Mississippi, in Tishomingo County. It is on Battleground Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1251 Battleground Drive, Iuka MS 38852, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically

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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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Patriot William Gray (approx. ¼ mile away); Battle of Iuka (approx. half a mile away); Iuka Normal (approx. 0.8 miles away); "Twin Magnolias" (approx. one mile away); Confederate Heroes Monument (approx. one mile away); Old Tishomingo County Courthouse (approx. one mile away); Iuka (approx. 1.1 miles away); Joseph Henry Holley Log House (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Iuka.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The 11th Ohio Battery (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 18, 2012

2. Brig. Gen. Henry Little Marker

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 18, 2012

3. Brig. Gen. Henry Little Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,715 times since then and 37 times this year. Last updated on August 5, 2021, by Robert Heyward of Prattville, Alabama. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.