Battle of Tupelo

The Western Campaign, 1864

In the summer of 1864, General Forrest's hard hitting troops in Northern Mississippi threatened the supplies of General Sherman's campaign against Atlanta. Therefore, General A.J.Smith marched 14,000 Union troops against Forrest. He reached Tupelo despite harassing attacks ...

Battle of Tupelo

In Memory

Of The Men Of The

Federal And

The Confederate

Armies

who took part in the

Battle of Tupelo

or Harrisburg

July 14-15,

1864.

Which resulted in

a victory for the

Federal Forces under

Major General

Andrew J. Smith

Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (U.S. 278) and Monument Drive, ...