| Tishomingo Hotel | |
| Map Type: | Mississippi#USA |
| Structural System: | Brick |
| Location: | Corinth, Mississippi |
| Location Country: | USA |
| Coordinates: | 34.9342°N -88.5214°W |
| Completion Date: | 1859 |
| Demolition Date: | January 19, 1865 |
| Architect: | Martin Siegrist |
| Structural Engineer: | Martin Siegrist |
| References: | [1] [2] [3] |
Tishomingo Hotel in Corinth, Mississippi was a hotel built in 1859, used as a military hospital during the American Civil War. It was burned down by Confederate forces in 1865.
The two-story hotel was built in 1859 by Swiss architect Martin Siegrist. The hotel had a prime location, close to the railroad depot. In the backyard stood the hotel kitchen in a separate building, as well as a number of outbuildings.
During the war it became a military hospital of both contending armies. First as a Confederate hospital after the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862, and then as a Union hospital after Battle of Corinth in October the same year. It was later used as a shelter for escaped slaves.
In 1865 Corinth briefly fell into Confederate hands again, and the hotel was used as a supply magazine. When leaving town, the Confederate army under John B. Hood burned the hotel, in order to prevent the Union army from taking control over the supplies.[2] [3] [4]