Tupelo National Battlefield Tupelo National Battlefield commemorates the American Civil War battle of Tupelo, also known as the Battle of Harrisburg, fought from July 14 to 15, 1864, near Tupelo, Mississippi. The Union victory over Confederate forces in northeast Mississippi ensured the safety of Sherman's supply lines during the Atlanta Campaign. Administrative history The Tupelo National Battlefield was established as "Tupelo Battlefield Site" on February 21, 1929. The site was transferred from the United States War Department to the National Park Service on August 10, 1933, redesignated, and boundary changed on August 10, 1961. In 1936, the Tupelo-Gainesville Tornado destroyed the concrete monument to the battle, ripping it out of the ground and shattering it. The site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. See also Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Natchez Trace Parkway National Register of Historic Places listings in Lee County, Mississippi Notes References External links Government General information Tupelo National Battlefield at the American Battlefield Protection Program Tupelo National Battlefield at the Civil War Trust Tupelo National Battlefield at the National Park Foundation Category:1929 establishments in Mississippi Category:American Civil War on the National Register of Historic Places Category:Battlefields of the Western Theater of the American Civil War Category:Conflict sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Category:Natchez Trace Category:National Battlefields and Military Parks of the United States Category:National Park Service areas in Mississippi Category:National Register of Historic Places in Lee County, Mississippi Category:Parks in Mississippi Category:Protected areas established in 1929 Category:Protected areas of Tupelo, Mississippi