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                    "Key takeawaysReproduction 12-pound field howitzer placed at Brice\u2019s CrossroadsAdditional emplacements plannedProject one of many being done by Brice\u2019s Crossroads FoundationLEE COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) \u2013 One of the first steps toward bringing Civil War history to life has been wheeled into Lee County.The Brice\u2019s Crossroads Foundation has placed a cannon at the battlefield that straddles the Lee-Prentiss line.The cannon is a reproduction 12-pound field howitzer, the same type of cannon that Battery B of the 2nd Illinois Light Artillery would have had at the Battle of Brice\u2019s Crossroads on June 10, 1864.A reproduction 12-pound field howitzer at Brice's Crossroads in Lee County, Miss.(WTVA)\u201cThat was done by Tom Bailey in Georgia, who\u2019s considered one of the foremost artillery experts on the Civil War,\u201d said Graham Osborne, president of the Brice\u2019s Crossroads Foundation.A donor from Illinois funded the purchase and placement of the howitzer.Expanding the Artillery LineThe howitzer is the first installment of a broader foundation project intended to enhance the interpretive experience for visitors.\u201cWe are trying to mark the location of where all artillery units on both sides set up during the battle,\u201d Osborne said. This project began more than a year ago.\u201cWe got four carriages first that needed to be refurbished and redone. And luckily, we had a great partner in Quail Ridge Engineering who did that at no cost,\u201d Osborne said. \u201cThey volunteered their time and effort for that, and they\u2019ve done a fantastic job. So, this is the first of the four that we have set out here.\u201d The plan is for the next cannon to complete Company B of the Illinois Light Artillery\u2019s line.\u201cBut the next two are going to be Confederate guns that are coming from the opposite side that are going to be representing part of John Morton\u2019s artillery,\u201d Osborne said. A reproduction 12-pound field howitzer at Brice's Crossroads in Lee County, Miss.(WTVA)How quickly they can get yankee and rebel guns to face one another again at Brice\u2019s Crossroads will depend on donor funds.\u201cWe have enough for the next barrel already, and the next carriage has already been completed by Quail Ridge,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have two other carriages that need to be refurbished, and we need to get the funds in from the pledged donors.\u201dOsborne said he hopes to complete all three remaining pieces within a year, adding the emplacements will tell their own story. \u201cThere doesn\u2019t need to be any interpreter out there. There doesn\u2019t need to be any historian out there. It has a powerful impact on the landscape,\u201d he said. \u201cI just don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything more iconic than on a Civil War battlefield than those silent guns.\u201d A reproduction 12-pound field howitzer at Brice's Crossroads in Lee County, Miss.(WTVA)The cannons move the Brice\u2019s Crossroads Military Park project into a new sphere.\u201cTo where Civil War travelers, historical travelers, or just local people will be able to drive by and say, \u2018Hey, that\u2019s new. Let\u2019s check it out,\u201d Osborne said. \u201cOur goal is always to get new people out here to the battlefield, but also people that have visited before to extend the time that they spend out here.\u201dTrails, Tablets and PreservationArtillery is not where it ends. Osborne said they want to set up a comprehensive trail system, add historical fence lines, and continue the War Department Tablets Project.For the trails, he said they suspect they have room for three to four miles of surface trails.\u201cWe also think we have an additional four, five, six miles of hiking trails that can be used throughout this battlefield. There\u2019s nearly 1,700 acres of this hallowed ground that\u2019s been preserved,\u201d Osborne said. \u201cSo that trail system is a very, very high priority for us.\u201dThe first of the tablets are already up.\u201cThose are those color-coded red and blue, which gives the organization of different armies, different brigades that were here,\u201d Osborne said.He said that, with or without a guide, a visitor can easily find where there were Union and Confederate lines thanks to the color-coded tablets.They are getting estimates on fence lines.\u201cThis is another iconic look to all these historic sites,\u201d Osborne said. \u201cIf we\u2019re trying to kind of get into that level of battlefield, where we think that the story here, the opportunity with the acreage saved, that this could be one of the great Civil War sites in the Southeast.\u201dLike the cannons, the speed at which the projects can be completed is all dependent on donations.Osborne said the price tag for everything could reach millions in cost.\u201cThe way that things are moving, I would say that this is going to be a totally different landscape in just another two or three years. And then another two or three years after that. It\u2019s an ever-going process,\u201d he said. \u201cSo it might never fully be completed on a timeline.\u201dAn Outdoor ClassroomOsborne said it is a huge victory to have what they have accomplished so far.Osborne grew up in Pennsylvania with no ancestral ties to the Civil War, with his father hailing from England. \u201cMy mom\u2019s folks don\u2019t come over to the 1890s,\u201d he said. \u201cI grew up in Pennsylvania, and I started going to events in Gettysburg, Antietam. Places in Northern Virginia like Manassas when I was young.\u201dHe has had the Civil War fever ever since.Osborne has been in Mississippi for 10 years now and described Brice\u2019s Crossroads like an outdoor classroom. He added it\u2019s a great spot to capture the attention of different audiences. \u201cIt\u2019s a perfect one-day battlefield study for that Civil War nut. But it\u2019s also a great introduction to the Civil War for people that might not know that much because you have all kinds of elements going on,\u201d he said. \u201cYou have the artillery here. You have the cavalry here. You have the infantry here.\u201dThe Battle of Brice\u2019s Crossroads is directly related to the critical Atlanta Campaign of 1864.Orders were coming directly from Union authorities out of Atlanta to keep sending expeditions out of Memphis, Tenn., to keep Confederate troops too busy to disturb their supply lines.\u201cIf the Union does not win Atlanta, it is very questionable whether Abraham Lincoln gets reelected,\u201d Osborne said. \u201cSo that is where it is in the big picture. On the smaller picture, what we\u2019re talking about here is that one of those expeditions, which outnumbered the Confederate troops two to one, was out here searching for these Confederate forces.\u201dThose Southern troops, rather than waiting to be found, engaged first, defeating them in a battle that lasted from around 9:30 a.m. to around 7 p.m.A Confederate victory on the ground, Osborne said, the federal goal of keeping the push on Atlanta was still achieved. \u201cIt was a moment that both sides, troopers from both sides, remembered really for the rest of their lives,\u201d Osborne said.To help keep the memory of the day alive for future generations, learn more about the Brice\u2019s Crossroads Foundation at bricescrossroads.org.Copyright 2026 WTVA. All rights reserved."
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