Battery Powell (2)

Battery Powell (2) (1862-1865) - A U.S. Civil War Battery established in 1862 in Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi. Named Battery Powell after Union Major Albert M. Powell, 1st Missouri Light Artillery, chief of Artillery in the Union Army of the Mississippi. Abandoned in 1865. Also known as Fort Powell. Battery Powell a couple of days after the Battle of Corinth. History Established in the summer of 1862 on the Union inner line of defense of Corinth, Mississippi after the Union capture of Corinth. Battery Powell was located several hundred yards northeast of the strategic crossroads of the Mobile and Ohio and the Memphis and Charleston Railroads. Battery Powell was a 4 gun artillery redoubt manned by Company K, 1st Missouri Light Artillery. The battery was the scene of heavy fighting on 4 Oct 1862 and was captured and temporarily occupied briefly by the Confederates before being retaken by Union troops. Abandoned at the end of the war in 1865. Current Status Battery Powell Marker. Marker only. Location: Near 1302 Taylor St., Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi. Maps & Images Lat: 34.94203 Long: -88.51706 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 482' GPS Locations: 34.94203, -88.51706 Battery Marker 34.94222, -88.51666 GNIS See Also: Battery Robinett Battle of Corinth Civil War Defenses of Corinth Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 450. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 684654 Links: North American Forts - Civil War Defenses of Corinth Visited: 14 Sep 2020