Woodall Mountain -- Iuka MS
N 34° 47.264 W 088° 14.497
16S E 386405 N 3850206
Woodall Mountain served as a lookout point for the Union and Confederate Armies during the battles around Iuka and Corinth during the Trans-Mississippi Campaign of 1862.
Waymark Code: WMWY3R
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2017
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A handsome bronze sign is affixed to a boulder that has been placed at the mountain summit for Woodall Mountain, the highest point in Mississippi, by the local Highpointers Club.
Some of Woodall Mountain is 806 feet above sea level.
The sign reads as follows:
"WOODALL MOUNTAIN
HIGHEST POINT IN MISSISSIPPI
806 FEET
According to tradition, Woodall Mountain was called Yow Hill or Yow Mountain before 1878. It was renamed for Zephaniah H. Woodall, who was the sheriff at Tishomingo County when, in 1887 the first Tishomingo County Courthouse at Iuka, along with county records, burned down. It is suspected that the fire was started to destroy evidence in a murder case.
On September 19, 1862, the Union army of the Mississippi, commanded by Major General William S. Rosecrans, and the Confederate Army of the West, commanded by Major General Sterling Price, fought a fierce and bloodied battle approximately 1 ½ miles SW of Iuka. During the battle nearly 1/3 of those engaged well. The battle of Iuka took place in the immediate vicinity of the US Highway 72/State Route 25 interchange.
Because of the wide views afforded at the summit, it is likely that Woodall Mountain was used as an observation point by both armies during their campaigns in this region. The armies met again on October 3-4 1862 during the battle for control of the railroad junction at Corinth, approximately 22 miles WNW of Iuka. Some Civil War historians believe that the defeats suffered by the Confederate Army at Iuka and Corinth forever turned the tide of war against the Confederacy.
- History provided as a courtesy of Don Holmes
This plaque placed by the High Pointers Club with funding from the High Pointers Foundation
October 9, 2010"
Group that erected the marker: High Pointers Club
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Woodall Mountain Summit
Iuka, MS
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