Near Utica in Hinds County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

To The Railroad

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

1. To The Railroad Marker

Inscription. On May 8, 1863, as the Union XV Corps left Grand Gulf, two divisions of the XVII Corps rested at Hankinson's Ferry and Rocky Springs to wait for rations. Three divisions of the XIII Corps camped at Big Sand Creek, one and a half miles northeast, while a fourth was at Little Sand Creek. On May 9, the two XVII Corps divisions marched through here along the Natchez Trace and passed through the XIII Corps divisions, which remained in camp. The object of these maneuvers was to move the army toward the railroad.

Erected 2013 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. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 8, 1863.

Location. 32° 5.976′ N, 90° 47.561′ W. Marker is near Utica, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It is on Old Port Gibson Road south of Midway Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Old Port Gibson Road, Utica MS 39175, United States of

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Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Old Natchez Trace (approx. 1.2 miles away); Rocky Springs (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Town of Rocky Springs (approx. 1.4 miles away); Federals Occupy Rocky Springs (approx. 1.4 miles away); Concentration of Troops (approx. 1½ miles away); Owens Creek (approx. 3.3 miles away); Historic Crossroads (approx. 3.9 miles away); Lower Choctaw Boundary (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Utica.

View looking north on Old Port Gibson Road (Grant's March). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

2. View looking north on Old Port Gibson Road (Grant's March).

View looking south on Old Port Gibson Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

3. View looking south on Old Port Gibson Road.

Grant's 1863 March road marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

4. Grant's 1863 March road marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 472 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 29, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.