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Additional Information Can Be Obtained at:
- Congressional Medal of Honor - http://www.cmohs.org/
- Faces of Valor, Honor the Fallen - http://projects.militarytimes.com/valor/
- Historical Marker Database - http://www.hmdb.org//
- Iraqi Casualties - http://icasualties.org/OEF/USCasualtiesByState.aspx
- Mississippi Korean War Casualties - http://www.vetfriends.com/memorial/mem_alphab.cfm?war_id=3&page_id=1&states_id=26
- Mississippi State Veterans Affairs Board - http://www.vab.ms.gov/
- Mississippi Vietnam War Casualties - http://www.vetfriends.com/memorial/mem_alphab.cfm?war_id=4&states_ID=26
- US World War I Casualty Records - https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_World_War_I_Casualty_Records
Counties of Cities/Towns Represented
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To Find A City, Click on the First Letter of the City to be Directed to a List of Cities that Begins With That Letter; CMHR stands for Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
B 14
Baldwyn 12
Baldwyn 12
- Battle of Brices Cross Roads (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8365
- Battle of Brice's Cross Roads (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8367
- Brice's Cross Roads, June 10, 1864 (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Stop 5, Brice's Crossroads Auto Tour; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=62170
- Brice's Cross Roads, First Main Battle Line (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Brice's Crossroads Auto Tour; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=62172
- Confederate's First Battle Line Formed Here (Civil War); Dedicated 1957; Located Bethany Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=62106
- Confederate's Second Battle Line (Civil War); Dedicated 1957; Located Bethany Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=62110
- Federal Cavalry and Artillery Formed First Battle Lines Here (Civil War); Dedicated 1957; Located Bethany Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=62108
- General Barteau's Flank Movement (Civil War); Dedicated 1957; Located Ripley Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=61957
- General Sturgis' Supreme Effort (Civil War); Dedicated 1957; Located MS Highway 370; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=5738
- Spoils of War (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located small park at the Tishomingo Creek bridge; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=61930
- Tishomingo Creek Bridge (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located small park at the Tishomingo Creek bridge; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=61927
- Union Wagon Train (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown Located Stop 7, Brice's Crossroads Auto Tour; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=62176
- Military Order of the Purple Heart Monument (All Wars); Dedicated January 22, 2005; Located Glennan Park
- Monument (World War I, World War II); Dedicated - Unknown; Located - Undetermined
C 23
Charleston 2
Charleston 2
- Hagar Shive, Post 116 Memorial (World War I, World War II, Korea); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Courthouse
- Monument (Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Persian Gulf); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Courthouse
- Bolivar County Confederate Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated 1908; Located Bolivar County Courthouse
- Bolivar County Veterans Memorial (World War I, World War II); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Courthouse
- A Beehive of Activity (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located intersection North Fillmore and Cruise Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=51752
- Alcorn County War Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated 1985; Located - Undetermined
- Battle of Corinth (Civil War); Dedicated 1988; Located North Fulton Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=50324
- Battery F, Battle of Corinth (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located intersection Bitner Road and Scenic Lake Drive; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=66613
- Corinth Confederate Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated 1992; Located South Cass Street, ease side of the Alliance Building; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=37280
- Decision at the Crossroads (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located intersection Jackson Street and Cruise Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=63296
- Fort Robinette (Civil War); Dedicated 1955; Located intersection N. Fillmore and Linden Streets; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=66738
- Generals' Headquarters (Civil War); Dedicated 1963; Located Jackson Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=66558
- Grant's Headquarters (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Jackson Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=21157
- Johnston's Headquarters (Civil War); Dedicated 1857; Located Fillmore Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=29280
- Retreat from Battery F (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located intersection Bitner Road and Scenic Lake Drive; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=66689
- Texas Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated 2010; Located Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=42632
- Union Troops at Corinth (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located intersection North Fillmore and Cruise Streets; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=51755
- View Toward Batteries Robinett and Williams (Civil War); Dedicated North Fillmore Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=29273
- Sgt. John A Pittman, Medal of Honor Recipient (Korea); Dedicated 2005; Located County Route 23; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=62805
- Covington County Veterans Memorial (World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam); Dedicated 2002; Located Covington County Courthouse
- Confederate Decoration Day (Civil War); Dedicated 1957; Located 3rd Street South; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8552
- Lowndes County Confederate Monument (Civil War); Dedicated August 9, 1912; Located Courthouse
- PFC Mack A. Jordan, Medal of Honor Recipient (Korea); Dedicated July 1976; Located - Undetermined
D 1
Decatur
Decatur
- Sherman at Decatur (Civil War); Dedicated 2009; Locatedway intersection Highway 15 and 7th Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=51160
E 1
Ellisville
Ellisville
- Skirmish at Rocky Creek (Civil War); Dedicated 2001; Located State Highway 588; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=61931
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Gainesville
Gainesville
- Gainesville Volunteers (Civil War); Dedicated 2000; Located Interstate 10, Milepost 2;http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8755
- Memorial (World War II); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Washington Street
- Private Robert T. (Bobby) Henry, Medal of Honor Recipient (World War II); Dedicated - Unknown; Located South Main Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=62759
- Washington County Confederate Monument (Civil War); Dedicated 1903; Located Washington County Courthouse
- Washington County Veterans Memorial (World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Washington Street
- Confederate Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated October 9, 1913; Located - Undetermined
- Confederate Memorial Building (Civil War); Dedicated 1915; Located - Undetermined; http://www.greenwoodms.org/did_you_know.pdf
- Fort Pemberton Park Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated 1958; Located intersection US Highways 82 and 49 E; http://www.civilwaralbum.com/vicksburg/fort_pemberton.htm
H 2
Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg
- Veterans of All Wars Monument (All Wars); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Green Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=50898
- Forrest County Confederate Monument (Civil War); Dedicated 1910; Located intersection North Main Street and Eaton Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=39867
I 5
Iuka
Iuka
- 11th Ohio Battery (Civil War); Dedicated 2009; Located intersection Heritage and Veterans Memorials Drives; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=51749
- Battle of Iuka (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Veterans Memorial Drive; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=51750
- Brig. General Henry Little (Civil War); Dedicated 2009; Located Battleground Drive; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=51748
- Patriot William Gray (American Revolution); Dedicated 2013; Located Battleground Drive; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=66891
- Tishomingo County Confederate Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated May 1, 1902; Located - Undetermined
J 2
Jackson
Jackson
- Monument to Women of the Confederacy (Civil War); Dedicated 1917; Located State Capitol Building; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=16720
- USS Mississippi; Dedicated 1909; Located Mississippi State Capitol; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=5142
L 1
Lorman
Lorman
- Civil War Skirmish; Dedicated 1964; Located intersection State Highway 552 and Lower Mississippi Great River Road (Interstate 61); http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6411
M 5
Macon
Macon
- Confederate Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated 1901; Located County Courthouse
- Lauderdale County Confederate Monument (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located
- Meridian's "C" Battery "C" Battery (All Wars); Dedicated September 4, 2000; Located Meridian Union Station; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=60059
- Spirit of the American Doughboy (World War I); Dedicated November 11, 1927; Located intersections of 6th and 7th Streets; http://doughboysearcher.weebly.com/meridian-mississippi.html
- Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Highland Park
N 6
Natchez
Natchez
- Cannon (Spanish-American War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Veterans Memorial Park
- Confederate Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated April 26, 1890; Located Veterans Park
- DAR and The Natchez Trace (Civil War); Dedicated May 21, 2005; Located Lissie Street/Old Cotton Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=42629
- Fort Rosalie (American Revolution); Dedicated 1988; Located 100 Orleans Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=5143
- Veterans Monument (All Wars); Dedicated - Unknown; Located - Undetrmined
- Confederate Hospital (Civil War); Dedicated 1966; Located intersection South Main and East First Streets; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=51172
O 3
Ocean Springs
Ocean Springs
- Ocean Springs World War I Memorials; Dedicated 1927; Located Government Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=25827
- Vietnam War Memorial; Dedicated - Unknown; Located City Hall
- Confederate Soldiers Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated 1921; Located near Tad Smith Coliseum, University of Mississippi campus
P 4
Picayune
Picayune
- The "Hancock Rebels" (Civil War); Dedicated 2007; Located I-59 Welcome Center/Louisiana Border; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=49065
- Major General William Colbert (War of 1812); Dedicated 1987; Located North Main Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=33859
- Battle of Port Gibson (Civil War); Dedicated 2005; Located intersection Main/Market Streets and Carrol Street/Rodney Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=35542
- Lamar County War Memorial (World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam); Dedicated 1983; Located Old Lamar County Courthouse
R 3
Raymond
Raymond
- Battle of Raymond (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Mississippi Route 18; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=26145
- Confederate Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated April 28, 1908; Located Hinds County Courthouse
- Snyder's Bluff (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Mississippi Route 3; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=65009
S 2
Seminary
Seminary
- Veterans Memorial (World War II, Korea, Vietnam); Dedicated - Unknown; Located old depot
- Monument (All Wars); Dedicated November 11, 2013; Located Courthouse Square
T 5
Tunica
Tunica
- Town of Tunica Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated - Unknown; Located South Main Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=51764
- Battle of Tupelo (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located intersection West Main Street and Monument Drive; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=5739
- Battle of Tupelo, Western Campaign (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located intersection West Main Street and Monument Drive; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6784
- Lee County Memorial (World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Courthouse
- Monument (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located - Unknown (Note: See picture at the bottom of this page)
V 16
Vicksburg
Vicksburg
- 1st and 3rd Mississippi Infantry Regiments, Mississippi African American Monument (Civil War); Dedicated 2004; Located Grant Avenue; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=42187
- 3rd Battery, Ohio (Civil War); Dedicated May 22, 1905; Located Union Avenue
- 31st Infantry Division (World War I, World War II); Dedicated May 2000; Located Warren County Courthouse
- Arkansas Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated August 2, 1954; Located Vicksburg National Military Park
- Battery Benton (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Navy Circle; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=39567
- Illinois Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated October 26, 1906; Located Vicksburg National Military Park
- Iowa Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated November 15, 1906; Located Vicksburg National Military Park
- Louisiana Monument (Civil War); Dedicated June 11, 1887; Located Monroe Street
- Michigan Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated November 10, 1916; Located Union Avenue at the Battery DeGolyer
- Minnesota Memorial, Statue of Peace (Civil War); Dedicated May 24, 1907; Located Union Avenue; http://peace.maripo.com/p_civil_war.htm
- Missouri Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated October 17, 1917; Located Vicksburg National Military Park
- Surrender Interview Site (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Pemberton Avenue; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=5991
- Tennessee Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated June 29, 1996; Located Confederate Avenue
- US Navy Memorial (Civil War, Vicksburg Campaign); Dedicated December 1, 1911; Located Vicksburg National Military Park
- USS Cairo (Civil War); Dedicated 1990; Located Vicksburg National Military Park; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=35953
- Warren County Memorials (World War I); Dedicated 1923; Located Monroe Street
Mississippi's Blue Star/State Memorial Highways - None Found
Mississippi's National Cemetery's
Mississippi's VA Hospitals
Mississippi's National Cemetery's
- Biloxi National Cemetery, 400 Veterans Avenue, Biloxi, MS - http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/biloxi.asp
- Corinth National Cemetery, 1551 Horton Street, Corinth, MS - http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/corinth.asp
- Natchez National Cemetery, 41 Cemetery Road, Natchez, MS - http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/natchez.asp
Mississippi's VA Hospitals
- Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, 400 Veterans Avenue, Biloxi, MS - http://www.biloxi.va.gov/
- G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, 1500 E Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS - http://www.jackson.va.gov/
Mississippi's Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients, includes recipients born in Mississippi but medal credited to another state.
For more detailed information on the Recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, please visit:
For more detailed information on the Recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, please visit:
Barfoot, Van Thomas
Brown, Wilson Commiskey, Sr., Henry Alfred Diamond, James H. Dorley, August Freeman, Ed W. Freeman, Martin Hanson, Jack G. Heard, John William Henry, Robert T. |
Jordon, Mack A.
Lee, Hubert Louis Lindsey, Sr., Jake William Madison, James Jonas Pittman, John Albert Slaton, James Daniel Welborn, Ira Clinton Wheat, Roy Mitchell Wilson, Jr., Louis Hugh |
Pictures
Tylertown, Mississippi
Civil War Monument
Picture used with Permission of Pam Keaton
Civil War Monument
Picture used with Permission of Pam Keaton
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