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Alcorn County, Mississippi

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  • Col. Joseph Lee Kirby Smith, USA (1836 - 1862)
    Ephraim Kirby's son, Joseph Lee Kirby Smith, soldier, born in New York city in 1836; died at Corinth, Mississippi October 12 1862, was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1857, served as...
  • Pvt. Eugenious "Eugene" Maxwell (1841 - 1862)
    Eugene Maxwell was a Pvt Co K, 3rd Cavalry. A member of Holloway's Calvary, C.S.A. Holloway's Calvary was utilized as an escort/bodyguard company for several Confederate Generals. The unit was also kno...
  • Jack Douglas McWhirter (1929 - 2009)

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Alcorn County was formed in 1870 and is named for James L. Alcorn, Mississippi's twenty-eighth governor.. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War.

Adjacent Counties

Cities, Towns, Villages & Communities

  • Biggersville
  • Boneyard
  • Corinth (County Seat)
  • Danville
  • Farmington
  • Hinkle
  • Jacinto
  • Kendrick
  • Kossuth
  • Glen
  • Rienzi
  • Theo
  • Wenasoga

Links

Wikipedia

Corinth Battlefield

National Register of Historic Places

Shiloh National Military Park (part)

Genealogy Trails

Alcorn County Genealogical Society

MS GenWeb

USGW Archives



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