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Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield
- Location & Contact Information
- Address: 607 Grisham St Baldwyn MS USA 38824
- Telephone Number: +1-662-365-3969
- Official Website: [1]
- Overview
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site commemorates the Nashville and Memorial at Brices Cross Roads NBS The site, in extreme northern Lee County , preserves only one acre of the much larger historic battlefield (which extended northward into southwestern Prentiss County ). This is the spot where the Brice family house once stood. It is located about 6 miles (10 km) west of United States National Park System .The modern Bethany Presbyterian Church sits on the southeast side of the crossroads. At the time of the battle this congregations meeting house was located further south along the Baldwyn Road. However, the Bethany Cemetery adjacent to the Park Service site predates the Civil War. Many of the areas earliest settlers are buried here. The graves of more than 90 Confederate soldiers killed in the battle are also located in this cemetery. Union dead from the battle were buried in common graves on the battlefield, but were later reinterred in Memphis National Cemetery at Visitor Center is located Baldwyn. It is owned and operated by a public commission. Brices Crossroads National Battlefield Commission, Inc., formed in 1994 by concerned local citizens, is also involved in protecting the greater battlefield, which is considered one of the most beautiful preserved battlefields of the Civil War. With assistance from the Civil War Preservation Trust (formerly the APCWS and the Civil War Trust), and the support of federal, state, and local governments, the commission has purchased for preservation over 800 acrekm2 of the original battlefield.[1]
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