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

Retreat From Battery F

Photographed by Ken Smith, July 5, 2013

1. Retreat From Battery F Marker

Inscription. This 5-gun Union battery stood between the attacking Confederates and Corinth's inner defenses. As the Battle of Corinth progressed, Confederate troops of Brig. Gen. Dabney H. Maury's division crossed the railroad and attacked from the north; Maj. Gen. Mansfield Lovell's division swung around to the south and flanked the battery. Faced with this indefensible position the Federals abandoned Battery F and withdrew to Corinth's inner defensive works.

Caption:
Upon occupying Corinth, the Federals had strengthened its outer defenses by building six artillery redoubts (Batteries A-F) to protect the town´s southern and western approaches. Battery F, is a typical Civil War fortification built to protect artillery. Supported by Union infantry, it presented a formidable obstace to the Confederate infantry.

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

Location. 34° 56.875′ N, 88° 33.139′ W. Marker is in Corinth, Mississippi, in Alcorn County. It is at the intersection of Bitner Road and Scenic Lake Drive, on the right when traveling north on Bitner Road. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Corinth Battery F (a few steps from this marker);

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City Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Texas Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); William P. Rogers (approx. 1½ miles away); Brigadier-General Joseph Lewis Hogg (approx. 1½ miles away); Battle of Corinth - 1862 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Henry Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Duncan House (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corinth.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battery F (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Ken Smith, July 5, 2013

2. Retreat From Battery F Marker

Photographed by Ken Smith, July 5, 2013

3. Retreat From Battery F Marker

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 30, 2008

4. Retreat From Battery F Marker

Marker is distance (yellow arrow). Trail leading up to Battery F (red dashes).

Inside Battery F image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 30, 2008

5. Inside Battery F

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2013, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,050 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 13, 2013, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. 4, 5. submitted on September 25, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.