6 mi. W of Baldwyn on MS 370, Baldwyn, Mississippi. County/parish: Lee.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1966. NRIS 66000067.
1 contributing site. 2 contributing objects.Also known as:
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site memorializes the Battle of Brice's Cross Roads, in which a U.S. Army force was defeated by a smaller Confederate force commanded by Major-General Nathan Bedford Forrest on June 10, 1864, but nonetheless secured Union supply lines between Nashville and Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The 1-acre site is a grassy park with a flagpole, a memorial monument, and two cannons. There are no visitor services; information is provided at the visitor center for the Natchez Trace Parkway 15 miles south. The monument and site are very similar to that at Tupelo National Battlefield.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73891611