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Located on MS Hwy 370 west of Baldwyn, this one-acre battlefield site
commemorates the battle that had one objective--to make it impossible for
Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest to interfere with General William
T. Sherman's railroad supply line from Nashville to Chattanooga during the
Atlanta campaign. Forrest scored a decisive victory over General S.D. Sturgis'
Union forces when they met at Brices Cross Roads on June 10, 1864. The Union
lost five men to every Southern casualty and General Forrest's troops managed
to capture desperately needed supplies, including guns, ammunition, cannon,
and wagons. The battle was considered a major tactical victory for the Confederacy,
but did not diminish the effectiveness of Sherman's campaign as supplies
continued to flow.
The battle was considered a major tactical victory for the Confederacy,
but did not diminish the effectiveness of Sherman's campaign as supplies
continued to flow. The site contains a brochure dispenser, two artillery
pieces, a monument to the battle, and an interpretive wayside.
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