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

Ft. Robinette

 
 
Ft. Robinette Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Ken Smith, July 5, 2013
1. Ft. Robinette Marker
Inscription. W. 1/2 mi. Now Confederate Park. Here, Oct. 5, 1862, during Battle of Corinth, occurred a C.S.A. charge as heedless of cost as those of Pickett at Gettysburg and Light Brigade at Balaclava.
 
Erected 1955 by Mississippi Historical Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
 
Location. 34° 56.313′ N, 88° 31.149′ W. Marker is in Corinth, Mississippi, in Alcorn County. Marker is at the intersection of N. Fillmore Street (State Highway 145) and Linden Street, on the left when traveling north on N. Fillmore Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Corinth MS 38834, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Oak Home (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Corinth (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Oak Home (about 400 feet away); Staff Officers (about 500 feet away); First Steps Toward Citizenship for a Newly Free People (about 500 feet away); Raining death and destruction from afar… (about 500 feet away); War in a Railroad Town
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(about 500 feet away); Strategic Importance of Corinth (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corinth.
 
Ft. Robinette Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Ken Smith, July 5, 2013
2. Ft. Robinette Marker
Ft. Robinette Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Ken Smith, July 5, 2013
3. Ft. Robinette Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2013, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 769 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 15, 2013, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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