The Battle of Brices Cross Roads

In this episode I discuss the battle of Brices Cross Roads, which took place on June 10, 1864.

[@user-wp7fm2xx1g]

great battle . R.I.P. OL' BEDFORD

[@olerocker3470]

I was born in New Albany, Union County Mississippi. I still have kinfolk in Blue Springs. My grandmother (1899 - 1988) used to tell a tale of Yankee soldiers raiding her grandparents' smokehouse and stealing all the hams.

[@timferguson6455]

Hey neighbor, right down the road in Pontotoc. Yeah, them Yankees used to drift down here from time to time but when Forrest was around, they didn't stay long.

[@olerocker3470]

@@timferguson6455 my Dad landed a good job in '68 with Lockheed so we packed up and moved to Marietta, GA. I was 17 that summer between my junior and senior years of high school. I was all set to go to Mississippi State for Forestry School but that never happened. My draft notice came up pretty low and so I joined the Navy and ended up an electrical engineer here in Georgia. I still visit Blue Springs and Tupelo to see kinfolk but they are getting fewer every year. I liked Pontotoc. We had friends that lived there when we lived in Tupelo back in the 50s and 60s.

[@nhgriff1]

Been there many times when going to my grandparents house in Baldwyn, MS.

[@timferguson6455]

Like seeing this pre war map. A lot of people are unaware of how only 4 counties made up northeast Mississippi at that time.

[@clemhollingsworth9885]

Of course, you could always do a Part II Brices Cross Roads! Enjoyed what you presented here.

[@TupeloOrdnanceWorks]

Enjoyed it and thanks for sharing in North Mississippi Civil War History. We truly enjoy your videos

[@mississippiinthecivilwar7700]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@stephenisom3054]

My Great-Great-Father was wounded at Brice's Crossroads and captured and sent to Andersonville Prison where he died from his wounds... He was in the 9th Minn

[@lowlandnobleman6746]

Great video. I hope Mississippi uniforms will come up in one of your future episodes! Keep up the good work.

[@frankietatum6845]

Great job I enjoyed it

[@mississippiinthecivilwar7700]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!

[@frankietatum6845]

@@mississippiinthecivilwar7700 god bless you sir an once again Thank you !!!! I looked forward to the next show

[@MegaFlipWilson]

McPherson tried to warn that combined infantry / cavalry expeditions didn’t work the way Grant and Sherman expected after the Canton expedition in 1863, but they assumed he was being overly cautious.

[@adolfschmit8502]

Maybe my idea of doing the 38th ms calvary will be done sometime

[@mississippiinthecivilwar7700]

At some point I will do an episode on the 38th Mississippi, as I did write the regimental history on the unit, it will be easy to put together.