Corona Female College

Corona Female College was a female seminary, located in Corinth, Mississippi.

Union soldiers hoisting the Stars and Stripes over Corona Female College

The school was founded by Rev. L. B. Gaston in 1857.^[1] It was situated in a three-story building.^[2] The college had a lyceum society and the students published a literary magazine^[3] which was known as The Wreath.^[4]

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.^[5] The Union Army evacuated the area in 1864, burning the college's building. Corona Female College never reopened.^[1]

See also

• Women's colleges in the United States
• Timeline of women's colleges in the United States