• monumnent to the batle of tupelo, with a canon in the foreground

    Tupelo

    National Battlefield Mississippi

For Kids

The entire family may enjoy visiting the Tupelo National Battlefield. Children can collect Civil War Trading Cards, or complete the Junior Ranger program for the Natchez Trace Parkway.

Did You Know?

Nathan Bedford Forrest was hated, feared, and respected by many of his adversaries.

The July 14-15, 1864 Battle of Tupelo was the last time that Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest's famed cavalry corps fought Union infantry during the Civil War.