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

The Old Tishomingo Hotel

A look at Civil War Corinth

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

The Old Tishomingo Hotel Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 11, 2021

1. The Old Tishomingo Hotel Marker

Inscription. Here, at the hub of activity in 1862, stood the Tishomingo Hotel. The railway station (hidden by the train) is at the crossing of the Mobile & Ohio and Memphis & Charleston railroads. The Tishomingo was popular as an unofficial railway station and following the Battle of Shiloh it housed a Confederate hospital. Union forces occupying Corinth continued its use as a hospital.

Visible in this photograph, taken after the Confederates abandoned Corinth on May 29, 1862, is a small photographer's studio attached to the hotel on the left. In the distance, to the right, are Batteries Williams and Robinett (out of the picture). In January, 1865, the Tishomingo burned to the ground, destroyed by retreating Confederates.

Erected by Corinth is part of the Civil War Discovery Trail.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1865.

Location. 34° 56.04′ N, 88° 31.29′ 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. 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 (within

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

shouting distance of this marker); 1924 American LaFrance Fire Engine (within shouting distance of this marker); "A beehive of activity..." (within shouting distance of this marker); Corinth (within shouting distance of this marker); The Big Guns (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the Corinth House Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Bobby Gene Emmons (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.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 18, 2012

2. The Old Tishomingo Hotel Marker

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 18, 2012

3. The Old Tishomingo Hotel Marker

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 18, 2011

4. The Old Tishomingo Hotel Marker

Corinth Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 18, 2011

5. Corinth Depot

The Tishomingo Hotel, Corinth image. Click for full size.

Photographed by George Armstead, circa 1862

6. The Tishomingo Hotel, Corinth

Image courtesy of the Getty Museum. (Click on image to enlarge.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 2,338 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 29, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 4, 5. submitted on September 23, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 6. submitted on September 26, 2015. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.