Editing Saulsbury, Tennessee (section)

===Civil War===

Just after the taking of [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] in 1862, the [[Union Army]] took Saulsbury. Skirmishes continued throughout the area, and eventually Saulsbury would return to [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] control. Confederate soldiers used Saulsbury as a rally point to travel to Corinth to join their regiments. After the Civil War, Saulsbury maintained itself as a town, unlike others in the area which barely survived the war. Saulsbury's [[cotton]] production survived the war as well, and Saulsbury emerged as a leader in cotton production in the region. The town also became a producer of eggs, turkeys, poultry and hogs; which were often sent to Memphis for sale. [[Sand mining]] became a major industry in the 1870s, providing 47 different types of sand for [[brass]] [[molding (process)|molding]].<ref name="History"/>