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(10-2012) Enlarge Booneville, MS Train Depot:
 
A view of the Booneville Train Depot and track looking south. The original Civil War era depot and track was in this very location. There is a report that three captured Confederate deserters were held inside a boxcar at this location. Two were executed but the third deserter was granted a stay of execution due to the discovery of his being underage

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(10-2012) Enlarge Booneville Rails & Trails Museum:
 
Located inside the old Booneville, MS Train Depot, the Rails & Trails Museum features a comprehensive history of Booneville from it's founding through the Civil War as well as touching on it's role with the railroad

(10-2012) Enlarge The Magnolia Flag Photograph:
 
This is a photograph of the "Magnolia Flag" captured just north of Booneville May 30, 1862, during the 'Capture of Booneville'. Pvt. James Kennedy of the Second Iowa Cavalry captured the flag, gave it to Sgt. Budd, who brought it back to Booneville. The Confederates captured Pvt. Kennedy and he spent six months in a Confederate prison before being exchanged. The flag was sent to the capital of Iowa and put on display. The flag is still in the possession of the State Historical Society of Iowa. The Magnolia flag was the state flag of Mississippi from 1861 until 1894 when it was replaced by the current state flag

(10-2012) Enlarge 2nd Iowa Cavalry Regt. Banner:
 
This is a photograph of the Regimental Banner of the Second Iowa Veterans Volunteer Cavalry. Please note the battles they thought worthy of being placed on their banner: Corinth - Iuka - Farmington - Nashville - and Booneville. This banner is on display in the State Museum of Iowa, in Des Moines, Iowa

(10-2012) Enlarge Booneville Recovered Civil War Relics:
 
Relics recovered in Booneville and Prentis County, Mississippi