Near Baldwyn in Lee County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Morton's Battery
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, November 30, 2008
1. Morton's Battery Marker
(front)
Morton's Battery
Forrest's Artillery
and
John W. Morton, Jr.
Gen. N.B. Forrest's
Chief of Artillery and
the Confederacy's
youngest artillery captain
Morton's Battery fought here
during the Battle of Brice's
Crossroads June 10, 1864, with
four three inch rifled cannon
Brought at a gallop for some eight miles Morton's and Rice's Batteries were sent forward to a hill and opened with spirit and execution. Gen. Forrest ordered his artillery to be double-shotted with canister and moved to within sixty yards of the Federal lines; about a fourth mile Northeast of Brice's House, opening with great destruction. As the Federals were drawing back toward Tishamingo Creek, Morton's and Rice's Batteries fired with fearful carnage. They charged their batteries up to the enemy and poured a deadly tide of canister with ghastly effect, as the Federals emerged from the creek, Forrest's artillery played upon them for half a mile, killing or disabling large numbers.
Forrest's Artillery Camp 1939
Sons of Confederate Veterans
June 11, 2005
Erected 2005 by Freeman's Battery, Forrest's Artillery Camp
this page online
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 10, 1864.
Location. 34° 30.323′ N, 88° 43.779′ W. Marker is near Baldwyn, Mississippi, in Lee County. Memorial is at the intersection of County Route 2902 and County Route 833, on the right when traveling south on County Route 2902. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Guntown MS 38849, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Tyler's Flanking Maneuver (within shouting distance of this marker); Bethany A.R.P. Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Brice Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Brice's Cross Roads (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Battle of Brices Cross Roads (about 400 feet away); General Sturgis' Supreme Effort (about 400 feet away); Federal's Second Battle Line (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brice's Cross Roads (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baldwyn.
Also see . . . Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site. National Park Service (Submitted on September 26, 2015.)
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, November 30, 2008
2. Morton's Battery Marker
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, November 30, 2008
3. Morton's Battery Marker
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, November 30, 2008
4. Morton's Battery Marker
View of Brice's Cross Roads from the Marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 649 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 26, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
