Waterford in Marshall County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Mississippi Central R.R. Campaign
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017
1. Mississipi Central R.R. Campaign Marker
In November 1862, Col. Albert Lee's cavalry and Gen. Charles Hamilton's infantry division led the Union advance down the Mississippi Central R.R. Here, at Lumpkin's Mill, Lee's men met Col. William H. Jackson's Confederate cavalry. After a spirited fight on November 29, Jackson fell back to the Tallahatchie River line, pursued by Lee. Hamilton's division camped here. The next day, Pemberton's Confederate army withdrew to the Yalobusha River, and Grant moved his headquarters to Waterford, 1 mile south.
Erected 2012 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1862.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 34° 39.897′ N, 89° 27.644′ W. Marker was in Waterford, Mississippi, in Marshall County. It was on Mississippi Route 7 1½ miles south of Waterford Mountain Road, on the right when traveling south. Located
this page online
Regionally, this marker was in the North Mississippi Hills and in Greater Memphis. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it was in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Martyn Mission (approx. 6.8 miles away); Walter Place (approx. 7 miles away); Hugh Craft House (approx. 7.1 miles away); Yellow Fever House (approx. 7.1 miles away); a different marker also named Mississippi Central R.R. Campaign (approx. 7.1 miles away); Van Dorn Captures Holly Springs (approx. 7.1 miles away); General Order #11 (approx. 7.1 miles away); The Van Dorn Raid (approx. 7.1 miles away).
Related markers.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023
2. Mississippi Central R.R. Campaign Marker (missing)
Also see . . . Grant Moves South. The Mississippi Central Railroad Campaign website entry (from Archive.org) (Submitted on April 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017
3. Marker located in front of Wall Doxey State Park.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017
4. View of marker looking north on Mississippi Highway 7.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 563 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 2. submitted on April 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on April 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
