IUKA BATTLEFIELD COMMISSION INC

IUKA, MS

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Iuka Battlefield Commission Inc. is a non-profit organization located in Iuka, Mississippi. The mission of the Commission is to preserve the history of the Battle of Iuka, which was fought near the town on September 19, 1862. The battle was part of the American Civil War and is considered to be one of the most significant battles of the war in that region. The Commission works to maintain and interpret the battlefield and its associated sites, and to serve as a center for Civil War research and education.

The Commission’s main focus is the preservation of the site and its associated sites. This includes the battlefield, the cemetery, and the surrounding landscape. The Commission also works to identify and preserve artifacts associated with the battle. In addition, the Commission works to interpret the history of the battle and its associated sites for visitors and the public.

The Commission is committed to educating the public about the history of the Civil War, including the importance of the Battle of Iuka and its associated sites. The Commission offers guided tours of the battlefield and its associated sites, as well as lectures and seminars. The Commission also works to promote the preservation of the battlefield and its associated sites by hosting events such as reenactments and lectures.

The Commission is a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is supported by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. The Commission is governed by a board of trustees and is staffed by a director, a curator, and a historian. The Commission actively works with other local organizations to promote the preservation of the battlefield and its associated sites.

IUKA BATTLEFIELD COMMISSION INC is a Uncategorized or General Museum in IUKA MS. US MID #8402800243

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

July 11, 2023 Corinth, Mississippi
Battery Powell, a Union Army battery during the Battle of Corinth. The day after Parks's death, Private Wilcox died here, a mile away. One hundred years after this photograph was taken, my family moved into a house that sits on this site. I was a teenager when we moved.
Behind this wall . . . . . . is a space in another time . . . . . . it was then an open field on the edge of the small village of Corinth, Mississippi. That other today was early morning, October 3, 1862. A Union scouting party was crossing that field, this field, in this space, in this time, when Private Lewis Wilcox of the 48th Indiana Volunteer Infantry grabbed the arm of Corporal James "Hop-Frog" Parks of the 16th Iowa Infantry . . . "Parks! There through the trees – General Grant with his entourage!" As Parks lifted his binoculars in the thrill of better seeing the already famed aggressor general, a sniper's round (as Confederate troops were still on the outskirts of the other side of the town, this sniper was thought to be a local rebel sympathizer) shattered Parks's skull, and he fell dead at Wilcox's feet. Wilcox died the next day, when his Company was called to retake the Union Battery Powell from the Confederate troops who had taken the Battery that same morning.

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IUKA BATTLEFIELD COMMISSION INC
PO BOX 600
IUKA
MS
38852-0600

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IUKA BATTLEFIELD COMMISSION INC Information

MID # 8402800243
Name IUKA BATTLEFIELD COMMISSION INC
Alternate Name
Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 640943361
NTEECC A50
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 34.821068, -88.206542
CODES FIPS State Code: 28
FIPS County Code: 141
US Census Tract: 950200
US Census Block: 1068