Abbott, Mississippi | |
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| Coordinates: 33°40′48″N88°46′28″W / 33.68000°N 88.77444°W Coordinates: 33°40′48″N88°46′28″W / 33.68000°N 88.77444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Clay |
| Elevation | 253 ft (77 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 666126 [1] |
Abbott is an unincorporated community located in Clay County, Mississippi, United States.
Abbott was named for Captain F. M. Abbott, who moved to the area from Pennsylvania after the Civil War. [2] Captain Abbott built a store building here in 1901. [3]
Abbott is located on Chuquatonchee Creek and was once home to a grist mill and cotton gin. [4] In addition, it also had a saddle shop, blacksmith shop, and three general stores. [2] A post office operated under the name Abbott from 1880 to 1941. [5]
Emmett H. Walker, Jr., who served as the Chief of the National Guard Bureau from 1982 to 1986, was born in Abbott. [6]
Nathan Bedford Forrest was a prominent Confederate Army general during the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan from 1867 to 1869. Before the war, Forrest amassed substantial wealth as a cotton plantation owner, horse and cattle trader, real estate broker, and slave trader. In June 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate Army and became one of the few soldiers during the war to enlist as a private and be promoted to general without any prior military training. An expert cavalry leader, Forrest was given command of a corps and established new doctrines for mobile forces, earning the nickname "The Wizard of the Saddle". His methods influenced future generations of military strategists, although the Confederate high command is seen by some commentators to have underappreciated his talents. Although scholars generally acknowledge Forrest's skills and acumen as a cavalry leader and military strategist, he has remained a controversial figure in Southern racial history for his main role in the massacre of several hundred Union soldiers at Fort Pillow, a majority of them black, coupled with his role following the war as a leader of the Klan.
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