History museums, specialty museums, battlefields and movie theaters. Water sources were so limited and bad that thousands of confederate soldiers were hospitalized for dysentery and other related diseases. At corinth, the mobile and ohio railroad crossed the memphis and charleston railroad, creating a crucial nexus for the transport of supplies, material. Corinth was a critical railroad crossroads for which. The crossroads museum features permanent exhibit galleries dealing with archaeological items, nativeamerican relics, early corinth panels, civil war artifacts, railroad memorabilia, industrial items, and an interpretive video and models concerning roscoe turner, corinth native and famed barnstormer. The city of corinth grew as a railroad town in the 1850s around the railroad crossing point of.
By 1842 the railroad had completed its main line between between bayou sara, louisiana and woodville, mississippi a distance of 25 miles. The siege and battle of corinth, mississippi legends of. Mississippis rail history date back to 1835 when the west feliciana railroad began operations hauling the southern staple product of cotton. Located only 10 miles from the tennesseemississippi state line, corinth has a long and colorful history of strategic importance to the entire country. Corinth was named the county seat of alcorn county when it was formed in 1870, and by the early twentieth century corinth was a community thriving on a mixture of agricultural and industrial development. On october 4, the city of corinth and alcorn county will hold a centennial celebration for the historic alcorn county courthouse, a landmark designed by the dean of all mississippi architects, noah webster overstreet. The corinth and counce railroad was a class iii railroad operating freight service between mississippi and tennessee. There are many locations in corinth that are included on the national register of historic places, including the oak home, which served as headquarters for general leonidas polk during the civil war.
Gibson, who suggested its current name for the city of corinth in greece that also served as a crossroads. Many regional and local railroads provide service in the nmida region and throughout mississippi. Corinth, alcorn county, mississippi genealogy genealogy. Corinth mississippi history town square publications. Corinth sprouted while the railroads were being finished in the late 1850s and it quickly became a target when the war began. At corinth, the mobile and ohio railroad crossed the memphis and charleston railroad, creating a crucial nexus for the transport of supplies, material, and men throughout the western confederacy. Corinth is located in northeastern mississippi, approximately 22 miles. The line was built in 1959, expanded in 1974 and sold in 1991 to a new owner who changed the railroad s name. One, i grew up in mississippi basically between vicksburg and shiloh and our family spent a lot of. The siege and battle of corinth, mississippi legends of america. In 1862 the sleepy town of corinth, mississippi, was transformed into one of the souths most strategic strongholds. Plan of the second battle of corinth along the north and east sides of corinth, about two miles from the town, was a line of entrenchments, extending from the chewalla road on the northwest to the mobile and ohio railroad on the south, that had been constructed by confederate general p. The area is filled with history, old antebellum homes, shopping in upgraded downtown, railroad museum, antiques, great restaurants.
Batterdale books buys and sells secondhand books on british and overseas railways, canals, trams and buses, and industrial history. The story of corinth in the civil war began years before the conflict erupted. Alcorn county was formed in 1870 and was named for governor james l. Sherman launched a campaign to take the important railroad center at meridian. Alcorn county mississippi genealogical society, corinth, ms. Railroads in corinth, alcorn county, mississippi author. An interview with historian and author tim smith, book. For the second time in the iukacorinth campaign, union maj. The civil war placed this small mississippi town in the crossroads of history by. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional.
Today, some of the corinth and counces trackage is operated by the kansas city southern railway. The canadian nationalillinois central railroad provides a northsouth route through the united states through the cities of chicago, illinois, to mobile, alabama. When railroad officials determined that two lines would cross there, the citys fate was determined. Civil war battles of mississippi page 6 legends of america. At the time, the city served as a major junction between the mobile and ohio railroad and the memphis and charleston railroad. Meridian february 1420, 1864 taking place in lauderdale county, mississippi, major general william t. Square books oxford, mississippi books to read oxford mississippi. Jan 25, 2020 several videos are played throughout the day giving the history of the civil war battle that was fought in corinth. The corinth civil war interpretive center is a federally run museum that does an excellent job of explaining why corinth was so important to the south in the civil war and why the north wanted to control it and disrupt the ability of the south to move between the mississippi and the rest of. Illinois central railroad heritage association public. Corinth prospered throughout the rest of the 1850s, but with the coming of the civil war, the importance of the railroad crossings could not be overlooked by either side. Library located at the alcorn county courthouse in basement old veterans office. What separated corinth from any of the hundreds of other similarsized towns throughout the confederate west was the railroad. Civil war history at a crossroads world footprints.
When the american civil war broke out in the early 1860s, corinth was caught in the center of the action. But not from the chilly, breezy spring air, but more so from a sense of history, for where the rail lines make a perfect x is perhaps the most important 16 square. Apr 16, 2012 following the widespread victorian fad of naming towns after classical locations, in 1855, cross city was renamed corinth after the famous crossroads of ancient greece. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author.
May 09, 2012 corinth, mississippi was a strategic location of major importance during the civil war yet the siege of corinth gets only a mention in most civil war histories. The coming of the railroad to the county in the mid 1850s and the subse quent growth of corinth was quickly changing the countys econom ic, social and political scene. Alcorn, the first governor of mississippi the county seat is corinth, which was located at the then junction of the southern, mobile, and ohio and illinois central railroads. Description source library of congress year 1862 sku cwp0556. Alcorn county jail, taylor street at railroad tracks, corinth. Other features of the museum include a gift shop filled with corinth and mississippi, railroad, civil war, fossilsdinosaurs, and aviation souvenirs, books, toys, and collectibles the margaret greene rogers research library, and free tours of the caboose stationed on the southern end of the depot. Our mission is to serve the citizens of corinth, descendants of citizens of corinth, and students of maine history through our outstanding. Jan 25, 2020 corinth, mississippi was the crossroad of the memphis and charleston and the mobile and ohio railroads. Located at the intersection of two major railroads, the town of corinth was. Sep 26, 2018 on october 4, the city of corinth and alcorn county will hold a centennial celebration for the historic alcorn county courthouse, a landmark designed by the dean of all mississippi architects, noah webster overstreet. Mississippi department of archives and history mississippi.
The digitization of such valued printed materials is fast introducing old works more into the public domain. View an interactive burlington northern railroad map. Corinth, mississippi was the crossroad of the memphis and charleston and the mobile and ohio railroads. The railroad junction at corinth as depicted in the june 21, 1862 harpers weekly. In the spring of 1862, it became the focal point in the wars western theatre. The battle of corinth page includes history articles, battle maps, recommended books, and the latest preservation news for this important 1862 civil war battle in mississippi. Businesses and industries are well served by these lines and the convenience of a marshalling yard located in corinth. The line was built in 1959, expanded in 1974 and sold in 1991 to a new owner who changed the railroads name. Illinois central railroad heritage association has 3,049 members. That makes this an opportune time to look at the architecture and history of this building. Slugburgers and railroads corinth, mississippi american. Early in the war, corinth was an assembly point for confederate soldiers. In mississippi, the rail line runs through the towns of southaven and grenada in the nmida region, continuing through jackson, brookhaven, and hattiesburg before leaving the state.
Civil war maps, available online, corinth, battle of, corinth, miss. On november 26, 1958, the corinth and counce railroad. Norfolk southern railroad operates continue reading rail. Alcorn county is located in the northeastern portion of mississippi.
Guide to corinth, alcorn county, mississippi genealogy ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Alcorn county mississippi genealogical society facebook. I am currently working on a new history of the battle of shiloh. Corinth, mississippi was a strategic location of major importance during the civil war yet the siege of corinth gets only a mention in most civil war histories. The boom of corinth signaled the death of many of the oldest communities in the county. Corinth depot in corinth, mississippi corinth mississippi, railroad industry. That is the case in corinth, mississippi, where two railroads cross. Railroads, the pioneers building americas transportation backbone, and more. The second battle of corinth which, in the context of the american civil war, is usually referred to as the battle of corinth, to differentiate it from the siege of corinth earlier the same year was fought october 34, 1862, in corinth, mississippi.
Alcorn county mississippi genealogical society home. Gibson, who suggested its current name for the city of corinth in greece that also served as a crossroads corinths location at the junction of two railroads made it strategically important to the. Alcorn county jail, taylor street at railroad tracks, corinth, alcorn county, ms. See more ideas about mississippi, corinth mississippi and fillmore street. Following the widespread victorian fad of naming towns after classical locations, in 1855, cross city was renamed corinth after the famous crossroads of ancient greece. Campaign for corinth in 1862 the sleepy town of corinth, mississippi, was transformed into one of the souths most strategic strongholds. The far better known battle of shiloh was a preemptive strike on union troops massing to capture the railroad junction of corinth. Alcorn, the first governor of mississippi the county seat is corinth, which was located at the then junction of the southern, mobile. Union forces had captured the railroad junction and important transportation center at corinth, mississippi in the spring of 1862 after their victory at shiloh. Greetings from mississippi map postcard vintage maps, vintage travel. The twenty blackandwhite photographs in this collection were produced ca. Corinth, ms has a population of over 14,000 people and has a rich history in events such as the civil war. Bhi publications publishes railroad photo books intended for use by manufacturers and modelers.
Alcorn county lies at the crossroads of two major rail lines thea norfolk southern and kansas city southerna and is the terminus of a third, mississippi central railway, connecting corinth with red bay, alabama. William rosecrans defeated a confederate army, this time one under maj. The northern pacific railroad, the sioux, and the panic of 1873 by m. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Title railroad depot in corinth, mississippi description a view of the train station in corinth, mississippi, showing a train departing and a large group of men standing on the platform at the station. Overstreetdesigned alcorn county courthouse centennial. The siege and battle of corinth sites are a national historic landmark district encompassing surviving elements of three significant american civil war engagements in and near corinth, mississippi. By may 2nd, the union troops had closed to within 12 miles of corinth and felt its way forward from one line of entrenchments to another. In october 1862, union troops under major general william rosecrans 181998 defeated confederate forces commanded by. At corinth, the memphis and charleston railroad met with the mobile and ohio line. Alcorn county jail, taylor street at railroad tracks. Today the crossroads museum and historic corinth depot sit only a few feet from the original railroad tracks that remain busy with frequent freighttrain traffic.
Usgenweb penny postcardspostcard of the new waldron hotel, corinth ms vicki burress roach. Tripbuzz found 14 things to do with kids in or near corinth, mississippi, including 2 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like florence and shiloh from civil war interpretive center to battery robinett, the corinth area offers 23 different types of family activities, including. Beauregard s army before it evacuated the town in may. The confederates had constructed a defensive line of earthworks anchored on the memphis and charleston railroad to the west, continuing around to the north of corinth, crossing the mobile and ohio railroad and purdy road, then turning south following the. Mississippi history now article, corinth in the civil war. Alcorn county jail taylor street at railroad tracks corinth 1960s. An alco fa1 at the compact engine facilities in corinth in january 1962. In his books, mahan taught that field fortifications were most appropriate for green, or inexperienced, troops.