:Tupelo National Battlefield
{{Short description|Battlefield in Mississippi, United States}}
{{For|the military conflict|Battle of Tupelo}}
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{{Infobox historic site
| name = Tupelo National Battlefield
| image = Tupelo NBS Monument.jpg
| caption = Battle of Tupelo Memorial, 2006
| location = Tupelo, Mississippi,
United States
| coordinates = {{coord|34|15|20.4|N|88|44|13.2|W|region:US-MS_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| area = {{convert|1|acre|ha}}{{NPS area |year=2020 |accessdate=2021-08-15}}
| beginning_label = Established
| beginning_date = {{start date|1929|2|21}} (War Dept.)
August 10, 1933 (NPS){{cite web |title=Park Anniversaries |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/park-anniversaries.htm |access-date=13 August 2021}}
| governing_body = National Park Service
| website = [https://www.nps.gov/tupe/index.htm Tupelo National Battlefield]
| designation1 = NRHP
| designation1_date = {{start date|1966|10|15}}
| designation1_number = 66000068
| locmapin = Mississippi#USA
| map_caption = Map of Mississippi
}}
Tupelo National Battlefield commemorates the Battle of Tupelo, also known as the Battle of Harrisburg, fought from July 14 to 15, 1864, near Tupelo, Mississippi during the American Civil War. The Union victory over Confederate forces in northeast Mississippi ensured the safety of Sherman's supply lines during the Atlanta Campaign.{{sfn|Bearss|1971|p=1}}
The 1-acre site on Main Street in Tupelo is a grassy park with a flagpole, memorial monument, and two cannons. There are no visitor services; information is provided at the visitor center for the Natchez Trace Parkway six miles north. The monument and site are very similar to that at Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site.
Administrative history
File:USA Mississippi Tupelo area NPS map.jpg map]]
The Tupelo National Battlefield was established as "Tupelo Battlefield Site" on February 21, 1929. The site was transferred from the United States War Department to the National Park Service on August 10, 1933, redesignated, and boundary changed on August 10, 1961. In 1936, the Tupelo-Gainesville Tornado destroyed the concrete monument to the battle, ripping it out of the ground and shattering it.{{sfn|National Park Service|2001|p=57}} The site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.
See also
Notes
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References
- {{cite book |last=Bearss |first=Edwin C. |authorlink=Ed Bearss |date=1971 |title=Protecting Sherman's Lifeline: The Battles of Brices Cross Roads and Tupelo 1864 |url=https://archive.org/details/protectingsherma00life |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |via=Internet Archive}}
- {{cite book |author=National Park Service |authorlink=National Park Service |date=2001 |title=The National Parks: Index 2001–2003 |url=https://archive.org/details/nationalparksind000103 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |via=Internet Archive}}
External links
; Government
- {{official website|https://www.nps.gov/tupe/index.htm}}
; General information
- [https://www.nps.gov/abpp/battles/ms015.htm Tupelo National Battlefield] at the American Battlefield Protection Program
- [https://www.civilwar.org/visit/battlefields/tupelo-battlefield Tupelo National Battlefield] at the Civil War Trust
- [https://www.nationalparks.org/explore-parks/tupelo-national-battlefield Tupelo National Battlefield] at the National Park Foundation
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Category:1929 establishments in Mississippi
Category:American Civil War on the National Register of Historic Places
Category:Battlefields of the Western Theater of the American Civil War
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Category:National battlefields and military parks of the United States
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Category:National Register of Historic Places in Lee County, Mississippi
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