Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
| Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site | |
|---|---|
Battle of Brices Cross Roads Memorial in 2010 | |
| Location | Lee County, Mississippi, United States |
| Nearest city | Baldwyn |
| Coordinates | 34°30′22.0″N 88°43′44.0″W / 34.506111°N 88.728889°W |
| Area | 1.00 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Established | February 21, 1929 |
| Visitors | 2,035 (in 1983) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site |
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site memorializes the Battle of Brice's Cross Roads, in which a U.S. Army force was defeated by a smaller Confederate force commanded by Major-General Nathan Bedford Forrest on June 10, 1864, but nonetheless secured Union supply lines between Nashville and Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The 1-acre site is a grassy park with a flagpole, a memorial monument, and two cannons. There are no visitor services; information is provided at the visitor center for the Natchez Trace Parkway 15 miles south. The monument and site are very similar to that at Tupelo National Battlefield.