Near Baldwyn in Lee County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Federal's Second Battle Line
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 30, 2008
1. Federals Second Battle Line Marker
Second Battle Line
General Sturis was able to use
his infantry here for the first
time in the battle. General Forrest
had beaten the Union Cavalry
before the infantry reached the
battlefield. Infantry and cavalry
formed this line.
Infantry Units
Engaged in This Line
95th Ohio, 113th Illinois, 120th
Missouri, 109th Illinois, 35th
Illinois, 81st Illinois, 114th Illinois
93rd Indiana and 9th Minnesota.
Cavalry Units
Engaged in This Line
General Sturgis' personal escort
The 19th Pennsylvania blocking the
Baldwyn Road, 3rd Iowa Battalion
and 4th Iowa.
Erected by Act of Legislature of
The State of Mississippi
J.P. Coleman, Governor
1957
Erected 1957 by State of Mississippi.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 10, 1864.
Location. 34° 30.411′ N, 88° 43.656′ W. Marker is near Baldwyn, Mississippi, in Lee County. It is on Bethany Road (State Highway 370) 0.1 miles east of County Route 833, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baldwyn MS 38824, 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 and specifically in the Deep South. 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.
this page online
Also see . . . Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site. National Park Service (Submitted on September 28, 2015.)
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 30, 2008
2. Federals Second Battle Line Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 30, 2008
3. Federals Second Battle Line Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 30, 2008
4. Federals Second Battle Line Marker View toward the Crossroads
Cemetery at right, graves of Confederate soldiers who died at the Battle of Brice's Crossroads.
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 30, 2008
5. Brice's Cross Roads Confederate Cemetery
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 30, 2008
6. Brice's Cross Roads Confederate Cemetery
Base of Flag
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 30, 2008
7. Brice's Cross Roads Confederate Cemetery
Many Unknown Confederates are buried here.
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 30, 2008
8. Brice's Cross Roads Confederate Cemetery
Other known Confederate soldier.
Pvt, Robert Adam West, Co G, 2 Miss Inf., CSA, 1830-1903
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 30, 2008
9. Brice's Cross Roads Confederate Cemtery
Follow the sign to reach the graves.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 656 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on September 27, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
