Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site is a unit of the National Park Service located about 6 miles (10 km) west of Baldwyn, Mississippi, on Mississippi Route 370. The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States Federal Government agency that deals with all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation properties with various designations. ... Baldwyn is a city located in Mississippi. ...

In the Battle of Brice's Crossroads, the Confederate army, under Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest, opposed Union forces here on June 10, 1864, to ultimately secure supply lines between Nashville and Chattanooga, Tennessee. Battle of Brices Crossroads was fought on June 10, 1864, near Baldwyn, Mississippi, during the American Civil War. ... Nathan Bedford Forrest Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 – October 29, 1877), was a Confederate general and perhaps the American Civil Wars most highly regarded cavalry and partisan ranger (guerrilla leader). ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Nashville skyline Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... This article is about a city in the US State of Tennessee. ...

Established February 21, 1929; transferred from the War Department August 10, 1933. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. Administered by the Natchez Trace Parkway. (Acreage — 1, all federal) The United States Department of War was the military department of the United States governments executive branch from 1789 until 1949, when it became part of the United States Department of Defense. ... The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ... The Natchez Trace Parkway is a 444 mile (715 km) long parkway, in the form of a limited-access two-lane road, in the southeastern United States. ...

Reference

• The National Parks: Index 2001-2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.

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External links

• Geographical coordinates: 34°30′19″ N 88°43′43″ W
• National Park Service: Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
• Brice's Crossroads Visitor and Interpretive Center