MCNAIRY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

SELMER, TN

The McNairy County Historical Society (MCHS) is a non-profit organization located in Selmer, Tennessee. It was founded in 1972 to preserve and promote the history of McNairy County.

MCHS is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and disseminating the history of the county. The organization has a large collection of artifacts, photographs, and documents that document the history of the county and its people. It also has a permanent exhibit and library of historical materials.

MCHS hosts various events and programs throughout the year. These include lectures, workshops, and tours. The organization also sponsors a variety of educational programs, including school tours and field trips.

MCHS is a member of the Tennessee Historical Commission and the Tennessee State Museum. It is also affiliated with the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and the Selmer Historical Society.

MCHS is dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of McNairy County and its people. The organization serves as an invaluable resource for those interested in learning more about the county's past and present.

MCNAIRY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in SELMER TN. US MID #8404700444

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). 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).

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 &quot;Hop-Frog&quot; Parks of the 16th Iowa Infantry . . . &quot;Parks! There through the trees – General Grant with his entourage!&quot;

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.

Contact MCNAIRY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

MCNAIRY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO BOX 957
SELMER
TN
38375-0957

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MID #	8404700444
Name	MCNAIRY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Alternate Name
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	621520468
NTEECC	A82
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201205
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	35.168107, -88.583263
CODES	FIPS State Code: 47 FIPS County Code: 109 US Census Tract: 930500 US Census Block: 4050