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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northeast Mississippi north-northwest of Jackson. It was the site of a Civil War battle (July 14, 1864) in which Union forces defeated the Confederate troops led by Gen. Nathan B. Forrest.

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