Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing
National Register of Historic Places

Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing

Abbeville, Marshall County, Mississippi
Listed
August 13, 1973
Type
Site
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
73001021

About this property

The Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing is a Civil War earthwork in Marshall County, Mississippi. The earthworks are located on federal land owned by the Army Corps of Engineers and consist of eight parapets used for Union cannons, as well as infantry trenches. The earthwork was built along the north bank of the Little Tallahatchie River in late 1862 by Union forces to defend the Mississippi Central Railroad and their supplies in Holly Springs as they moved south towards Oxford and ultimately Vicksburg.

Location

Abbeville, Marshall County, Mississippi
34.55704, -89.48786

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing listed on the National Register?

Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing?

Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1862.

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