Iuka in Tishomingo County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Unknown Soldiers
C.S.A
Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 26, 2022
1. Unknown Soldiers Marker
Erected by Mississippi Historical Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
Location. 34° 47.948′ N, 88° 10.777′ W. Marker is in Iuka, Mississippi, in Tishomingo County. It is at the intersection of Indian Creek Road and Dunmoor Dive, on the left when traveling west on Indian Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Iuka MS 38852, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eastport (approx. 0.7 miles away); Joseph Henry Holley Log House (approx. Ύ mile away); Iuka Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Iuka (approx. 0.9 miles away); Old Tishomingo County Courthouse (approx. 0.9 miles away); "Twin Magnolias" (approx. 0.9 miles away); Confederate Heroes Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Church of Our Saviour (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Iuka.
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Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 26, 2022
2. Unknown Soldiers Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 26, 2022
3. Unknown Soldiers Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 26, 2022
4. Unknown Soldiers Marker
5. Gen. Sterling Price, C.S.A.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 26, 2022
6. Shady Grove Cemetery
Final resting place for 263 Unknown Confederate Soldiers.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 891 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 3, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
