101 ► Mississippi, Lee County, Tupelo — Tupelo Campaign: Harrisburg July 14 —

On Mt. Vernon Road north of Creely Road, on the right when traveling north.

The sun rose on July 14 with Union General Andrew J. Smith having stolen the advantage from Confederate Generals Forrest and Lee. The Union line occupied high ground, facing west and north The Confederate forces, with 7,500 men compared to Smith's . . . — — Map (db m102773) HM

102 ► Mississippi, Lee County, Tupelo — Tupelo Campaign: Old Town Creek, July 15 —

On Mt. Vernon Road north of Creely Road, on the right when traveling north.

Although General Smith and the Union troops had defeated the Confederates on July 14, according to Sherman's orders. Smith should have attacked Forrest and Lee in an attempt to destroy the Confederate cavalry. Examining his supplies . . . — — Map (db m102779) HM

103 ► Mississippi, Lee County, Tupelo — Tupelo Campaign: Pontotoc Road, July 13 —

On Mt. Vernon Road at Creely Road, on the right when traveling north on Mt. Vernon Road.

As Union general William T. Sherman started his Atlanta Campaign in the summer of 1864, he wanted to protect his vulnerable supply line by ensuring that Confederate cavalry, including General Nathan Bedford Forrest, did not attack it. In June, an . . . — — Map (db m102780) HM

104 ► Mississippi, Lee County, Tupelo — Tupelo Confederate Soldiers Monument —

On North Broadway Street at Court Street, on the left when traveling south on North Broadway Street.

(front) CSA Erected in honor of and to the memory of Confederate Soldiers by their comrades, their sons and daughters. The love, gratitude, and memory of the people of the South Shall gild their fame in one . . . — — Map (db m89098) WM

105 ► Mississippi, Lee County, Tupelo — Tupelo Hardware — Elvis Presley Monument Plaques —

On West Main Street at North Front Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.

In 1946, Elvis' mother, Gladys brought him here to buy a bicycle. Once they arrived, a 22-caliber rifle caught Elvis' eye, and he asked his mother to buy it instead. She wasn't happy about purchasing a gun so they compromised on a guitar. Forest L. . . . — — Map (db m102822) HM

106 ► Mississippi, Lee County, Tupelo — Tupelo Woman's Christian Temperance Union —

On Court Street west of North Spring Street, on the right when traveling west.

In commemoration of State Wide Prohibition January First 1908 — — Map (db m144725) HM

107 ► Mississippi, Lee County, Verona — Verona —

On East Main Street at Johnson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.

Established during construction of the M&O Railroad and named for Verona, Italy, the town was chartered in 1860. During the Civil War, Verona was a Confederate supply depot and training camp. On December 25, 1864, Verona was raided by Union Brig. . . . — — Map (db m155324) HM

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