Oxford in Lafayette County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Mississippi Central R.R. Campaign

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

1. Mississippi Central R.R. Campaign Marker

Inscription. On December 2, 1862, as the Confederates fell back to the Yalobusha River, Union Gen. U.S. Grant moved his headquarters from Waterford to Abbeville. On the 4th, he moved to Oxford, while his advance crossed the Yocona River. W.T. Sherman's troops camped at College Hill, five miles northwest. On the 8th, Grant met Sherman here to plan an expedition down the Mississippi River to capture Vicksburg. Led by Sherman, the flotilla left Memphis on December 20, the same day the Union depot at Holly Springs was destroyed.

Erected 2012 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant, and the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is December 2, 1862.

Location. 34° 22.049′ N, 89° 31.356′ W. Marker is in Oxford, Mississippi, in Lafayette County. It is on East Jackson Avenue (Mississippi Route 314) west of North 9th Street, on the right when traveling west. Located on the lawn of the Lafayette County Jail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 711 East Jackson Avenue, Oxford MS 38655, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Burns "Belfry" Church (a few steps from this marker); Freedmen Town (within shouting distance of this marker); Theora Hamblett House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Peter's (1851), Episcopal (about 400 feet away); First Baptist Church (about 500 feet away); Dr. Thomas Isom's Drug Store and Medical Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); Delta Gamma Fraternity (approx. 0.2 miles away); Oxford & Lafayette County Blues (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oxford.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Marker in front of the Lafayette County Jail. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

2. Marker in front of the Lafayette County Jail.

View of marker looking east on Jackson Avenue towards Courthouse Square. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

3. View of marker looking east on Jackson Avenue towards Courthouse Square.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 511 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 17, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.