Corinth in Alcorn County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

"A beehive of activity..."

A look at Civil War Corinth

— --through the eyes of wartime artists and photographers —

"A beehive of activity..." Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 18, 2011

1. "A beehive of activity..." Marker

Inscription. Tents, army wagons and soldiers crowd the area around the railway depot and Tishomingo Hotel in this view. Over the course of the war it is estimated that about 300,000 troops served in Corinth or passed through this railroad junction. Civilians, including families of army officers, also came to Corinth. Some, such as nine-year-old Maude Morrow, daughter of a Union Army doctor, wrote of their experience. Maude described living in the old Tishomingo Hotel in 1862. "We...were given headquarter in Tishomingo Hotel. The old Tishomingo House! Can I ever forget it? We were given a large cheerless room in the second story. The floor was bare, the four large windows were without blind or curtain.... Across the railroad...was another encampment...night after night I have sat on the upper porch listening entranced to the regimental band, as it played Hail Columbia, Star Spangled Banner, Red, White, and Blue, Rally Round the Flag and America. Each night the band would play from dark to bedtime, and I could not be induced to leave my post until the last note had died away in the silence."

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

Location. 34° 56.044′ N, 88° 31.313′ W. Marker is in Corinth, Mississippi, in Alcorn County. It is at the intersection of North Fillmore Street and Cruise Street, on the right when traveling south on North Fillmore Street. Located at the Crossroads Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Corinth MS 38834, 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 walking distance of this marker: View Toward Batteries Robinett and Williams

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 18, 2011

2. "A beehive of activity..." Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); The Big Guns (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Tishomingo Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Troops at Corinth (within shouting distance of this marker); 1924 American LaFrance Fire Engine (within shouting distance of this marker); Bobby Gene Emmons (within shouting distance of this marker); Caboose #2994 (within shouting distance of this marker); Decision at the Crossroads (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corinth.

<i>Corinth, Miss. Railroad Depot & Tishomingo Hotel</i> image. Click for full size.

Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, 1862

3. Corinth, Miss. Railroad Depot & Tishomingo Hotel

This is the same photograph as depicted on the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,390 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 24, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 3. submitted on September 26, 2015. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.