Edwards in Hinds County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Lloyd Tilghman
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, November 28, 2008
1. Lloyd Tilghman Marker
Brigadier General C.S.A.
Commanding First Brigade
Loring's Division
Killed here the afternoon of May 16, 1863, near
the close of the Battle of Champion's Hill.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 16, 1990.
Location. 32° 18.399′ N, 90° 33.961′ W. Marker is in Edwards, Mississippi, in Hinds County. Marker is on State Highway 467, 0.1 miles west of Hackler Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker can be reached by parking at the Pilgrim Rest Church. From here cross the road and the marker sits under the trees on the road embankment, next to the fence. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Edwards MS 39066, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Architecture and Renovations (approx. 0.3 miles away); Indecision! Indecision! Indecision!/A Prompt Concentration of Our Forces (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Coker House and the Battle of Champion Hill (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1863 Vicksburg Campaign (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Vicksburg Campaign (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Narrow Escape (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Death of General Tilghman (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Refugee Family (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edwards.
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Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, November 28, 2008
2. Lloyd Tilghman Marker
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, November 28, 2008
3. Lloyd Tilghman Marker
Looking across 467 toward the monument where General Tilghman was killed.
Internet Archive
4. General Lloyd Tilghman
from Underwood & Buel, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol. 1.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 642 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 4. submitted on September 7, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
