Corona Female College Explained
Corona Female College was a female seminary, located in Corinth, Mississippi.
The school was founded by Rev. L. B. Gaston in 1857. It was situated in a three-story building.[1] The college had a lyceum society and the students published a literary magazine[2] which was known as The Wreath.[3]
Its main building was commandeered by the Union Army for use as a hospital during the nearby battle of Shiloh in 1862, as was the nearby Tishomingo Hotel.[4] The Union Army evacuated the area in 1864, burning the college's building. Corona Female College never reopened.[5]
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Notes and References
- Book: Larry J. Daniel. Shiloh: The Battle That Changed the Civil War. 28 July 2012. 12 June 1998. Simon and Schuster. 978-0-684-83857-1. 68.
- Book: Jonathan Daniel Wells. Women Writers and Journalists in the Nineteenth-Century South. registration. 28 July 2012. 24 October 2011. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-107-01266-0. 48.
- News: Corona Wreath. Charleston Courier. July 21, 1858. 1.
- Book: Ben Wynne. Mississippi's Civil War: A Narrative History. 28 July 2012. 30 November 2006. Mercer University Press. 978-0-88146-039-1. 66.
- Book: Mary Carol Miller. Lost Landmarks of Mississippi. 28 July 2012. 2002. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 978-1-57806-475-5. 20–22.
