A Federal Soldier's Story of the Battle of Brice's Cross Roads, Mississippi

An account of the battle of Brice's Cross Roads, Mississippi, told by Cornelius A. Stanton, who served in Company I, 3rd Iowa Cavalry.

[@jeffbrewer8810]

I grew up in Union county which is just over the line. Back as recent as the late 70’s, maybe even 80’s, after a rain you could walk along Tishomingo Creek bottom and find conical bullets, balls, etc. The gentleman who owned the land, Mr. Gentry I believe, had a private museum in Baldwin absolutely FULL of artifacts he gathered up off the land.

[@ymmatsamoht9829]

I am from the South and proud to be

[@michaelhendricks9229]

Just found this video. Thank you for sharing this account and making this nice video. My ancestor was in the Fourth Iowa Cavalry and at this engagement. As you likely know, the Third was tied with the Fourth through much of the war. A member of company F of the Fourth, William Forse Scott, wrote a detailed history of their career in a book called "The Story of a Cavalry Regiment." Scott detailed with obvious anger how Winslow was wrongly blamed by his superiors for some of the loss at Brice's Crossroads, and convincingly argues how this was nothing but an attempt to shift blame. If one wanted to hear another firsthand account, I recommend Forse's book which is available in high quality on the Library of Congress' site.

[@mississippiinthecivilwar7700]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@melvinbullock3392]

my great great grandfather served in 4th miss calvary is there any resources to find out more about that unit's activities. his name was Robert Samuel Johnson Bullock

[@mississippiinthecivilwar7700]

A good place to start is "Military History of Mississippi 1803-1898" by Dunbar Rowland. It includes synopsis histories of all the regiments raised from Mississippi during the Civil War including the 4th Mississippi Cavalry. You can find it online here: www.google.com/books/edition/The_Official_and_Statistical_Register_of/BCYLAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=mississippi+official+and+statistical+register+1908&printsec=frontcover

[@charlesbelser158]

He could have left off that misguided yankeeish obituary at the end. Otherwise , great video.

[@mikeeyerly1231]

nothing misguided about it - "crushing the cold hearts of treason"

[@jeffreyburress2200]

Should have been honest about it and said, "Fighting for liberalism".@@mikeeyerly1231

[@anglohero6295]

Yes, I have enjoyed watching this video, than you.

[@mississippiinthecivilwar7700]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jeffkujawa803]

That was really a very insightful account thank you very much I had to listen to it a second time

[@mississippiinthecivilwar7700]

Glad to hear it!