Tupelo National Battlefield

Tupelo National Battlefield commemorates the Battle of Tupelo, also known as the Battle of Harrisburg, fought from July 14 to 15, 1864, near Tupelo, Mississippi during the American Civil War. The Union victory over Confederate forces in northeast Mississippi ensured the safety of Sherman's supply lines during the Atlanta Campaign.^[3]

Tupelo National Battlefield
Battle of Tupelo Memorial, 2006
Location	Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
Coordinates	34°15′20.4″N 88°44′13.2″W / 34.255667°N 88.737000°W / 34.255667; -88.737000
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)^[1]
Established	February 21, 1929 (1929-02-21) (War Dept.) August 10, 1933 (NPS)^[2]
Governing body	National Park Service
Website	Tupelo National Battlefield
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Designated	October 15, 1966 (1966-10-15)
Reference no.	66000068
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The 1-acre site on Main Street in Tupelo is a grassy park with a flagpole, memorial monument, and two cannons. There are no visitor services; information is provided at the visitor center for the Natchez Trace Parkway six miles north. The monument and site are very similar to that at Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site.

Administrative history

 

Tupelo area National Park Service map

The Tupelo National Battlefield was established as "Tupelo Battlefield Site" on February 21, 1929. The site was transferred from the United States War Department to the National Park Service on August 10, 1933, redesignated, and boundary changed on August 10, 1961. In 1936, the Tupelo-Gainesville Tornado destroyed the concrete monument to the battle, ripping it out of the ground and shattering it.^[4] The site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.

See also

•  Mississippi portal

• Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield
• Natchez Trace Parkway
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lee County, Mississippi

Notes

1. "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2020" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved August 15, 2021. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
2. "Park Anniversaries". Retrieved August 13, 2021.
3. Bearss 1971, p. 1.
4. National Park Service 2001, p. 57.

References

• Bearss, Edwin C. (1971). Protecting Sherman's Lifeline: The Battles of Brices Cross Roads and Tupelo 1864. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office – via Internet Archive.
• National Park Service (2001). The National Parks: Index 2001–2003. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office – via Internet Archive.

External links

Government

• Official website

General information

• Tupelo National Battlefield at the American Battlefield Protection Program
• Tupelo National Battlefield at the Civil War Trust
• Tupelo National Battlefield at the National Park Foundation