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National Battlefield Site · Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site

Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site

Best primary window for Brices Cross Roads: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

The Confederate victory at Brices Cross Roads was a significant victory for Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest, but its long-term effect on the war proved costly for the Confederates.

This page identifies Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site is listed as a National Battlefield Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site is listed as a National Battlefield Site in MS in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/brcr/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/brcr/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Brices Cross Roads audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site is listed as a National Battlefield Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Battlefield Site
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
BRCR
Region
coastal atlantic
Core Experiences
burial-cemetery-and-gravesitemilitarybattlefieldsmonuments-and-memorialswars-and-conflictsGuided ToursSelf-Guided Tours - WalkingSelf-Guided Tours - Auto

Month-by-month

Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site is a National Battlefield Site. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/brcr/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site: https://www.nps.gov/brcr/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site is listed as a National Battlefield Site in MS.

Getting there

Official access details for Brices Cross Roads are on the NPS page.

Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site can be found 15 miles north of Tupelo, Mississippi. Exit U.S. Highway 45 onto Mississippi 370, in Baldwyn, Mississippi. The battlefield is located 6 miles west of Baldwyn, on Mississippi 370.

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
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Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4924
February5324
March6028
April6342
May6458
June6276
July5992
August6090
September6174
October6156
November5834
December5228

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site is identified as National Battlefield Site with NPS code brcr.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site is listed as a National Battlefield Site in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/brcr/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

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