Corinth

• This town, 20 miles southwest of Shiloh, Tennessee, was at the strategic junction of two major railroads and thus became the site of the bloodiest battle in Mississippi history.

• Visit the Corinth National Cemetery.

• Tour Battery Robinett, the reconstruction of one of five earthen batteries built by the Federal Army.

• Visit the Crossroads Museum, with Civil War displays and artifacts, located in the historic Corinth Train Depot.

• The Civil War Earthworks is the largest system of intact Civil War earthworks in the nation.

• The Beauregard Line is one of the finest examples of Civil War fortifications to be found, composed of seven miles of earthworks spanning the east, north and west perimeters of Corinth.

• Built in 1862, the Corinth Contraband Camp was created to house escaped slaves seeking refuge with the Union Army. The 21-acre site has bronze figures depicting life in the camp.

• The Civil War Trail includes 21 sites, many of which are standing earthworks, which guide visitors through the Siege and Battle of Corinth.

• The impressive Civil War Interpretive Center features exhibits that explain military and civilian experiences during the Civil War.

Glen Allan

• View Evergreen Cemetery and the Ruins of St. John’s Episcopal Church, one of the first churches in the Delta region.

Greenville

• The Jewish Cemetery and the Greenville Cemetery are the final resting places for the men and women who were Greenville’s early residents.

Hernando

• Learn about the Battle of Hernando at the DeSoto County Museum. View Civil War memorabilia, a period parlor, the state’s second-oldest Confederate monument and

two cemeteries in the county where Civil War soldiers are buried.

Jackson

• The state capital was once known as “Chimneyville” because it was set afire by Union forces three times, leaving only chimneys standing.

• Tour the Manship House and the Boyd House, also known as The Oaks.

Natchez

• Natchez is the oldest permanent settlement on the Mississippi River.

• More than 500 antebellum structures line the streets of this charming old river city.

• Take a reflective stroll through Natchez National Cemetery and Natchez City Cemetery.

• Visit nearby Washington and historic Jefferson College, once attended by Jefferson Davis and occupied by Union troops.

Port Gibson

• This is the town Gen. Ulysses S. Grant declared “too beautiful to burn.”

• Tour Grand Gulf Military Park.

• Don’t miss the Ruins of Windsor, the remains of the largest antebellum Greek Revival mansion built in Mississippi.

• Tour historic homes, churches, business and government buildings, and cemeteries.

• The Shaifer House was the site where the opening shots were fired in the Battle of Port Gibson.

Tupelo

• Examine the Tupelo National Battlefield, site of the July 1864 battle between the forces of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and Union Gen. Andrew J. Smith.

Vicksburg

• Vicksburg was known as the “Gibraltar of the Confederacy.”

• Watch the film The Vanishing Glory at the Vicksburg Battlefield Museum.

• Tour historic homes.

• Drive through the monumental Vicksburg National Military Park.

• Tour the USS Cairo Museum and the monument dedicated to African- Americans who served in the Civil War.

• The Old Court House Museum, the finest antebellum structure in Vicksburg, showcases thousands of artifacts from the Civil War in a 15,000-square- foot exhibition space and an entire city block of lovely grounds.

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1) Vicksburg National Military Park

2) Crossroads Museum, Corinth

3) Living-history reenactment

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