Calhoun Mass Burial Site, Battle of Tupelo 1864
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- The Brice's Crossroads Foundation was on-site last month during the investigation into a possible mass burial of Civil War soldiers who died as a result of their wounds from the Battle of Tupelo/Harrisburg, July 13th-15th, 1864.
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Thank for the effort you put into preserving our history and making this video! All of you are appreciated!
Randomly found this channel while doing research on ww1. Years ago I was told by a older gentleman that there was/is possibly a grave sight(mass grave) in the woods next to the trace/air park road. Was about 7 years ago when I started collecting ww1, but I look at the area almost every day
Thats about 2 miles from me. I'd be interested in researching that.
God bless all involved in this historic work. It stimulates the mind, and feeds the soul to know that truth can be uncovered after so many years.
Looking forward to updates. Keep sharing your knowledge and insights.
Thanks! There will be a part 2 to this investigation later this year. Also, stay tuned for more content on this channel we have about 7-8 new videos with new content coming starting in May.
@@bricescrossroadsfoundation Thank you for the information. I will definitely be keeping my eyes open for the new content!
Just a few miles to the north, along old Highway 6 and behind the white fence, there were signs of the battle back in the early to mid 1960's. In that field, there are what were called "Indian Mounds" (and they may well have been, as arrow heads and pottery were found there,) but, there seems to have been some trenches also there. I know, for a fact, that bullets and cannon balls have been found there. The trenches faced the Conewah Creek and the hills across the creek toward Pontotoc county line. (For your information that area was Pontotoc county as Lee county only came about after the war.) I was only 5 or 6 years old, but, remember my father getting permission from the land owner, to dig in the field and he found many items from the battle.
But, I did not know about the battle until I was in my 30's and by that time the land owner had passed away and his son did not wish for anyone to dig in his, now, cowpasture. From the road (Highway 6) you can only see flat land, but if you get into the creek and peek over the bank, you can see the mound, and possibly some indications of trenches. (30 years ago). That area was then called Harrisburg, it is now called Bissel.
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Great channel. Thanks for preserving our history
I drove by this place many times and never knew about it.
This is my family’s home/land. There was never any interest except from our family for many many years.
Why haven’t I heard of this? I live here in tupelo. My family land is 2nd of tupelo/old town creek battle area. I found a confederate battlefield grave when I was about 12 years old.
I now live in palmetto area and am on the fire department there, my house is about a mile away from the old Calhoun house.
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My great-great grandmother's brother died at the battle of Tupelo and I don't know where he is buried but he is not buried in the family plot here in Central Illinois. He was actually killed in a skirmish the evening before the main battle took place. I was told that his body was most likely buried in a mass grave near the site of the battle. I don't suppose there is any way to know. I did find a page from his captain's ledger indicating the date and location of his death.
Thanks for sharing! Many of the Union dead would be moved from their original resting place to one of the national cemeteries such as Memphis or Corinth.
I was SO invested with this discovery, only to disappointed! "Well...we'll wait till the ground dries out..." OH, MAN! I was so hoping to see if the Douser was right! I've seen people who douse for wells, in fact, I think it was in California that a douser put ALL the well digging companies out of business by GUARANTEEING he'll find water when he dug, or it was no charge! I've never seen it used for this purpose.
There will be a part 2 to this investigation later this year. Stay tuned!
Thank you, never heard of this battle.
Greetings from Georgia. I have never heard of the Battle of Tupelo.
i live in missouri - i found the unmarked grave of a csa capt who fought at wilson creek - were i live there are many unmarked graves - i have a knack for finding the lost - including the slave resting place
Heath Jones mentioned relics found there. Is there a website i can see those at? Interesting video too.
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Ahhh my back yard, good times.
Been there, so beautiful but deadly
Any chance of rebuilding the Calhoun home to give it context?
At this time rebuilding the home is not on our radar. We're in the process of putting up a state historical marker for both the Mass grave and the Calhoun home. Then hopefully a full interpretative site not long after.
@@bricescrossroadsfoundation Understood. Thanks for your reply.
this is a battle few people know about
Very true. Hopefully we can get the interesting Civil War history of Mississippi, specifically North Mississippi, out to many more people. Thanks for watching!
Despite the picture at the end. ,the dead were not interred in Coffins. Perhaps if they were reinterred later,like at Gettysburg. The remains were put in something like a blanket, or just layed in a shallow trench.
at that time, medicine could not do much for most of the wounded, CW wounds were horrific, infections common and untreatable,
is it legal to dig up remains from a battlefield and reinter them?
Generally speaking, absolutely not. However, the Federal government in the years immediately after the War routinely disinterred dead Union soldiers and relocated them to National Cemeteries.
What? no mention of Flash, Rosco(e)'s hound dog! What was the dogs real name, and I`ll bet that was a girl dog! But then again, flash is a generic name I guess.
These were wounded soldiers who died of their wounds. At the Calhoun House hospital. That is why there are only 30 odd. I doubt they had coffins and were probably buried in a pit.,Not a trench.
Great Heritage! Thanks so much for sharing! All heroes regardless of side!