Natchez in Adams County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
"Soldiers Retreat"
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 8, 2017
1. Soldiers Retreat Marker
"Soldiers Retreat," located here, was the home of Ferdinand Leigh and Magdaline Claiborne. F.L. Claiborne (1772-1815) moved to the Mississippi Territory from Virginia in 1807 and served as Brig. Gen. with the 1st Mississippi Volunteers during the War of 1812 and in the territorial legislature. This was the childhood home of J.F.H. Claiborne, the son of F.L. Claiborne and an early prominent Mississippi historian, and the burial place of Rev. David Cooper, first president of the Mississippi Baptist Convention.
Erected 2007 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.
Location. 31° 33.308′ N, 91° 20.224′ W. Marker is in Natchez, Mississippi, in Adams County. It is on Trails End Road west of North Palestine Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area:
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Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. 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 New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Catherine Creek Italian Colony (approx. 1.2 miles away); DAR And The Natchez Trace (approx. 1.7 miles away); Origin of the Natchez Trace (approx. 1.8 miles away); Washington Campground (approx. 2.6 miles away); Dr. John W. Monette (approx. 2.7 miles away); Washington (approx. 2.7 miles away); Prince Ibrahima (approx. 2.7 miles away); Andrew Jackson at Washington (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Natchez.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 8, 2017
2. Soldiers Retreat Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,109 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
