Brice's Crossroads Foundation

04/23/2025

In the weeks leading up to our 3rd Annual Membership Weekend Event on Saturday June 7th we will be sharing several Brice’s Crossroads focused articles by this year’s Keynote Speaker Dan Masters. If you have not checked out his “Dan Masters’ Civil War Chronicles” website you are missing out! The article attached to this post is “A Hoosier Escapes Brice’s Crossroads”.

For Saturday June 7th, Members who have donated $100 or more the day is free, and you will receive your Enthusiast Level thank you gift, AND this year you may bring a guest with you for FREE if you RSVP by May 23rd.

All other Members under the $100 level admission is only $10! For non-members admission is $20.

Please contact us if you are unsure of when you paid your Membership and for how much.

You do not want to miss this event!

F ollowing the Federal defeat at the Battle of Brice’s Crossroads on June 10, 1864, Private Nathan Browning of the 93 rd Indiana attributed...

04/21/2025

Less than two weeks away!

Join us at the Little Blue August at 105 E Main Street, Baldwyn, MS 38824 from 9am-1pm for some history centered fun and fellowship during our Civil War Mainstreet Event on Saturday May 3rd!

Admission is FREE. Come browse Civil War books and merchandise! Hear about ongoing projects of the Brice's Crossroads Foundation and listen to some great speakers!

-Doors open at 9am.

-10am: renowned author and historian H. Grady Howell will speak about his latest book “Conquered Provinces: Mississippi during and after the Late Unpleasantness.” He will also have several of his can't miss titles for sale!

-11am: BCF Battlefield Guide, Marine Corps Veteran, and Baldwyn High School Alum James Wallis will speak about some of the weapons used during the Civil War in North Mississippi and the Battle of Brice's Crossroads. He will have artifacts from his personal collection of historic weapons on display throughout the morning!

This event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 9am and we will be there until 1pm. Come say hello!

H. Grady Howell Jr., Historian & Author
Baldwyn Main Street Chamber

04/19/2025

The BCF in NOLA and Louisiana! Many thanks to the New Orleans Civil War Round Table for inviting us to speak and showing us around. Sites in photos include: Camp Moore Historical Association, Metairie Cemetery, Chalmette Battlefield and National Cementery, Confederate Memorial Hall Museum, and The National World War II Museum!

04/12/2025

The Illinois Arc Monument Trail at Brice’s Crossroads National Battlefield is coming along nicely! We still need your help to complete this awesome project. Check out the webpage link in the comment section of this post and consider donating to get us across the finish line!

04/11/2025

It’s almost that time of year again! 3rd Annual Membership Weekend: June 6 & 7, 2025! Members please check your email.

Also, you can check out the details by expanding the photo in this post!

Dan Masters will be the Keynote Speaker plus there will be additional great opportunities for fellowship with other Civil War and history enthusiasts.

For Saturday June 7th, Members who have donated $100 or more the day is free, and you will receive your Enthusiast Level thank you gift, AND this year you may bring a guest with you for FREE if you RSVP.

All other Members under the $100 level admission is only $10! For non-members admission is $20.

Please contact us if you are unsure of when you paid your Membership and for how much.

You do not want to miss this event!

04/07/2025

Tomorrow Night in Starkville! (Tuesday April 8th)

Starkville Civil War Roundtable: Doors open at 6pm, speaker goes on at 6:30pm.

At the Golden Triangle Planning and Development building located at 106 Miley Dr., Starkville, MS 39759.

BCF Battlefield Programs Director Colonel (Retired) James Garrett will be speaking about the command and control of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest at the Battle of Brice’s Crossroads and how those decisions overlay on the current U.S. Army tactics manual!

Please come on out for this final SCWRT meeting before the group goes on break for the summer!

04/05/2025

Fantastic day out on the battlefield! Many thanks to those that braved the threat of rain and to Colonel Garrett for the awesome program. Our next in-person event is our free and open to the public Main Street Civil War Event in Downtown Baldwyn on Saturday May 3rd!

H. Grady Howell Jr., Historian & Author
Baldwyn Main Street Chamber

04/04/2025

Program is on! Looks like the worst of the rain will indeed hold off tomorrow morning at the Battlefield! Come on out at 10:30am!

Decision or Indecision: What if Sturgis (and/or Grierson) was as good as Forrest at the Battle of Brice’s Crossroads?

Free Battlefield Program: Sat April 5th!

Join us as BCF Battlefield Programs Director Colonel (Retired) James Garrett explores the critical decisions of the Union high-command at the Battle of Brice’s Crossroads and play “what if” the fight had played out differently? Could it have?

Let’s discuss as we walk the very ground where the battle was fought!

Program begins at 10:30am at the 113th Illinois Monument parking area (map posted in photos of this post). This program is open to all!

04/02/2025

It is looking like the worst of this weather front will be out of the area by mid/late morning Saturday so as of now the program is still on! Check back here Friday for confirmation.

Decision or Indecision: What if Sturgis (and/or Grierson) was as good as Forrest at the Battle of Brice’s Crossroads?

Free Battlefield Program: Sat April 5th!

Join us as BCF Battlefield Programs Director Colonel (Retired) James Garrett explores the critical decisions of the Union high-command at the Battle of Brice’s Crossroads and play “what if” the fight had played out differently? Could it have?

Let’s discuss as we walk the very ground where the battle was fought!

Program begins at 10:30am at the 113th Illinois Monument parking area (map posted in photos of this post). This program is open to all!

03/31/2025

There are plenty of Civil War tours, meet-ups, and events happening in the next few weeks!

-Saturday April 5th…Colonel Garrett will be giving his “The Decisions of High Command at Brice’s Crossroads” program that was postponed because of weather! 10:30am at Brice’s Crossroads Battlefield

-Also on Saturday is a Living History encampment at the Driver House in Corinth with battle maneuvers at 2pm

-Tuesday April 8th Colonel Garrett will be speaking at the Starkville Civil War Roundtable, gather at 6pm, program starts at 6:30pm

-Wednesday April 9th at 5pm is the annual Burnham Lecture in Civil War History open to the public at the University of Mississippi in Oxford

-Tuesday April 15th is the monthly meet-up of the Civil War Views & Brews group in Oxford. Gather at 6:30pm, discussion starts at 6:45pm goes for about an hour. This month’s topic is Civil War documentaries!

-Saturday May 3rd join the BCF at our Civil War Main Street event in downtown Baldwyn from 9am-1pm. Books, Civil War Prints, and t-shirts for sale, updates on projects, Speaker programs by James Wallis and renowned writer H. Grady Howell! Free and open to the public.

03/21/2025

We have a table set up at the Crossroads Arena at the Corinth Civil War/Militaria Show tonight until 6:30pm and tomorrow from 9am-5pm. Come say hello to Rayann, Michael and James!

03/13/2025

Out of an abundance of caution and to encourage more turn out for a fantastic program, this Saturdays’s Brice’s Crossroads Battlefield Program is cancelled due to the miserable weather expected to hit North Mississippi. Colonel Garrett’s highly anticipated program focusing on the decisions of high command at the battle will be moved to Saturday April 5th at 10:30am! Free and open to anyone to attend!

03/10/2025

This past weekend we had a great time with the fantastic folks at the Blue and Gray Education Society! The group was made up of knowledgeable Civil War enthusiasts from all around the country and we thank tour leader Tom Parson for inviting us to take a small part.

03/05/2025

***Reminder***
Starkville Civil War Roundtable meets Tuesday March 11th!

Gather at 6pm, program starts at 6:30pm.
Join us at the only active Civil War Round Table in the state of Mississippi.

Professor Ryan P. Semmes of Mississippi State University will present on “The Papers of John A. Rawlins U.S. Grant’s Chief of Staff.”

03/04/2025

Decision or Indecision: What if Sturgis (and/or Grierson) was as good as Forrest at the Battle of Brice’s Crossroads?

Free Battlefield Program: Sat March 15th!

Join us as BCF Battlefield Programs Director Colonel (Retired) James Garrett explores the critical decisions of the Union high-command at the Battle of Brice’s Crossroads and play “what if” the fight had played out differently? Could it have?

Let’s discuss as we walk the very ground where the battle was fought!

Program begins at 10:30am at the 113th Illinois Monument parking area (map posted in photos of this post). This program is open to all!

02/12/2025

Friends and Members in Illinois!

Stan Buckles author of “Not Afraid to Go Any Whare; A History of the 114th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, 1862-1865” and Board of Directors Member of the BCF will be speaking at the Decatur Civil War Round Table tomorrow (Thursday Feb 13th)!

They will meet at 7:00pm at Doherty’s Pub & Pins in Decatur, IL. Go say hello and get a copy of his recently published paperback edition of his great book which includes new additions and edits!

02/10/2025

Reminder for tomorrow!
Tuesday February 11th, 2025, 6:00pm doors open, 6:30pm program starts for the Starkville Civil War Roubdtable, the only active Civil War Roundtable in the state!

-Speaker: Mark Neaves

Mark is a lifelong resident of North Mississippi. He is a high school history teacher and an author writing the book “Mississippi Bear Hunter: Holt Collier.”

-Program: “The Battle of Tupelo/Harrisburg” – Join us at this month’s Starkville Civil War Round Table as we delve into the gripping story of the Battle of Tupelo/Harrisburg. Fought in the sweltering heat of July 1864, this pivotal clash saw Union forces under General A.J. Smith striving to neutralize the threat of Confederate cavalry led by the legendary Nathan Bedford Forrest.

Learn how this hard-fought battle shaped the course of the war in Mississippi and the enduring legacy it left behind. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore history with fellow enthusiasts and deepen your understanding of our past!

-Location: Golden Triangle Planning & Development Building, 106 Miley Dr., Starkville, MS 39759

02/09/2025

Exceptional group for Barteau’s Flank Attack Hike yesterday at Brice’s Crossroads! Our next battlefield program will be Saturday March 15th led by Colonel (Ret.) James Garrett!