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

Union Troops at Corinth

A look at Civil War Corinth

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

Union Troops at Corinth Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 18, 2012

1. Union Troops at Corinth Marker

Inscription. Not a "spit and polish" outfit, but tough and practical fighters. A Civil War photographer caught this group in a candid mode. Before the 1850s, the public's conception of battle formed mostly from romanticized drawings and paintings. Photography changed that image during the Crimean War and the American Civil War, with pictures showing things the way they really were. The photographer took this picture in the vicinity of the Tishomingo Hotel and railway station. A tent encampment can be seen beyond the loading platform along the railroad tracks.

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

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 34° 56.05′ N, 88° 31.339′ 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

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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: "A beehive of activity..." (within shouting distance of this marker); The Big Guns (within shouting distance of this marker); View Toward Batteries Robinett and Williams (within shouting distance of this marker); Bobby Gene Emmons (within shouting distance of this marker); Caboose #2994 (within shouting distance of this marker); War in a Railroad Town (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Tishomingo Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); 1924 American LaFrance Fire Engine (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. Union Troops at Corinth Marker

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 18, 2011

3. Union Troops at Corinth Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,112 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 3. submitted on September 24, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.