The Battle of Tupelo, also known as the Engagement at Harrisburg, was a battle of the American Civil War 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.
Battlefield monument
Monument to Confederate dead
Stephen Dill Lee was an American officer in the Confederate Army, politician, and first president of Mississippi State University from 1880 to 1899. He served as lieutenant general of the Confederate States Army in the Eastern and Western theaters of the American Civil War.
Lee in uniform, c. 1862
Lee in later life
Lee (left), commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans
Statue of Lee by H.H. Kitson at Vicksburg National Military Park