Pocahontas in McNairy County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Battle of Tuscumbia

October 5, 1862

Photographed by Nicolas Rausch, November 6, 2022

1. Battle of Tuscumbia Marker

Inscription. After heavy fighting and defeat at Corinth, Mississippi, Confederate Gen. Earl Van Dorn's army, en route to Ripley, Mississippi, crossed the river near here at Young's Bridge. Watson's Battery and Gen. John S. Bowen's brigade, 15th and 16th Mississippi Infantry, furnished rear guard against pursuing Federals under Gen. James B. McPherson. After successfully holding off Union troops, Bowen's men burned the bridge and made their escape. Federal casualties remain unknown. Confederates reported twelve wounded and three killed.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4C 41.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is October 5, 1862.

Location. 35° 1.055′ N, 88° 44.012′ W. Marker is in Pocahontas, Tennessee, in McNairy County. It is on Wolf Pen Road 1.8 miles west of Cypress Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5461 Wolf Pen Rd, Pocahontas TN 38061, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

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specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hell on the Hatchie (approx. 3.6 miles away); Battle of Davis Bridge (approx. 3.7 miles away); Engagement at Davis Bridge (approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Davis Bridge (approx. 4.8 miles away); Battle Of Chewalla (approx. 4.8 miles away); Veteran's Plaza (approx. 7.8 miles away); Eastview & the Stanton Littlejohn Sessions (approx. 11.3 miles away); City of Eastview Veterans Park (approx. 11.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pocahontas.

Regarding Battle of Tuscumbia. Although the marker references Brig. Gen. Bowen's brigade as being comprised of the 15th & 16th Mississippi Infantry regiments, all other information available indicates

Photographed by Nicolas Rausch, November 6, 2022

2. Battle of Tuscumbia Marker

The edge of the marker visible with the bridge on Wolf Pen Rd. over the old natural channel of the Tuscumbia River, which approximates the location of Young's Bridge which was extant at the time of the battle.

that Bowen's Brigade during the Corinth Campaign included the Fifteenth and SIXTH Mississippi Infantry Regiments as well as the Twenty-second Mississippi Infantry, the First Missouri Infantry, and Caruthers' Mississippi Sharpshooters Battalion.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2023, by Nicolas Rausch of Horn Lake, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 724 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2023, by Nicolas Rausch of Horn Lake, Mississippi. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.