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Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing

Coordinates: 34°33′25″N 89°29′16″W / 34.55694°N 89.48778°W / 34.55694; -89.48778
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Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing
The earthworks in 2018
Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing is located in Mississippi
Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing
Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing is located in the United States
Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing
LocationOff Mississippi Highway 7 north of Abbeville, Mississippi, U.S.
Coordinates34°33′25″N 89°29′16″W / 34.55694°N 89.48778°W / 34.55694; -89.48778
Built1862
NRHP reference No.73001021[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1973

The Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing is a Civil War earthwork in Marshall County, Mississippi. The earthworks are located on federal land owned by the Army Corps of Engineers and consist of eight parapets used for Union cannons, as well as infantry trenches.[2]

The earthwork was built along the north bank of the Little Tallahatchie River in late 1862 by Union forces to defend the Mississippi Central Railroad and their supplies in Holly Springs as they moved south towards Oxford and ultimately Vicksburg.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Watson, Sue. "Civil War parapets near old bridge not in danger". The South Reporter. Retrieved February 3, 2019.