[vetvetdoug]

I live in Corinth, old Tishomingo County now Alcorn, in NE Mississippi. The Battle of Iuka and Davis Bridge had some of the most intensive fighting during the entire Civil War. The 11th Ohio Battery at Iuka suffered the second highest casualty rate of any battery during the entire Civil War; all at Iuka within an hour. Other batteries suffered close to the same number the whole war. The Sands Battery also lost over 80 horses and all six guns during the battle but the guns were recaptured later in the engagement. General Little of the Confederacy was killed at Iuka also. The site where the Sands Battery made their stand is now a nice big hotel on the corner of HW 72 and Ms 25. The Battle of Davis Bridge (Hatchie Bridge) saw General E.O.C. Ord shot off his horse as the Confederate Army was retreating from Corinth, October 5th, 1862. There were engagements in NE Mississippi about every 15 miles. The Battle of Middleburg that September was the largest Cavalry battle during the CW other than Brandy Station and its about 15 miles from Davis Bridge.

[Verginius Rufus]

The man who gave the talk I heard recently was from the National Park Service and based in Corinth, I believe (else somewhere nearby). Gave a very good talk.

I had a distant cousin who did a lot of genealogical research who was from Mississippi. Unfortunately he died shortly before I became interested in that so I never had any contact with him. His grandfather, I think it was, died in Corinth early in 1862--so his death was not connected to any of the battles.