186 year old Church and old graveyard in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.
Salem Baptist Church and graveyard is located in the area formerly known as Alamucha, Salem Baptist Church was established in 1838. This settlement was also the site of the Alamucha Academy which opened in 1840. A number of the church's members served in Co. E, 13th Mississippi Infantry, the "Alamucha Infantry", many of whom are buried in the cemetery in unmarked graves. Salem Baptist Church and cemetery, one of the oldest congregations in Lauderdale County, are among the last remnants of the original settlement.
Destruction of Meridian : Sherman's army reached Meridian on February 14, 1864. Still unaware of Smith's defeat at West Point and the one to come at Okolona, Sherman decided to continue waiting for Smith in Meridian until the morning of February 20, when he gave up and returned to Vicksburg. While he and his army were waiting, Sherman ordered his troops "to wipe the appointed meeting place off the map" by destroying the railroads and burning much of the area to the ground. Sherman's troops destroyed 115 mi (185 km) of railroad, 61 bridges, 6,075 ft (1,852 m) of trestle work, 20 locomotives, 28 cars, and 3 steam sawmills. After the troops departed, inhabitants of the city were without food for some days, but the soldiers had not directly inflicted any personal injuries during the attack. After the destruction of the economic and military infrastructure of Meridian, Sherman is reported to have said, "Meridian with its depots, store-houses, arsenal, hospitals, offices, hotels, and cantonments no longer exists."
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