Belhaven in Jackson in Hinds County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Charge of the 2nd Michigan

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2018

1. Charge of the 2nd Michigan Marker

Inscription. During the Civil War siege of Jackson, on July 11, 1863, Union soldiers in the 2nd Michigan Infantry staged an impromptu assault on the city's fortifications. Advancing south through what is today eastern Belhaven, they overran a campsite north of the earthworks and struck the main Confederate line positioned along the heights south of Fortification Street. Though heavily outnumbered, the Michiganders fought to within 200 yards of the fortified ridge before Col. William Humphrey gave the order to retire.

Erected 2017 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 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 July 11, 1863.

Location. 32° 18.942′ N, 90° 10.077′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It is in Belhaven. It is at the intersection of

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Greymont Avenue and Poplar Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Greymont Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1316 Greymont Avenue, Jackson MS 39202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Natchez Trace Corridor.

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 walking distance of this marker: Moody's Branch Formation (approx. 0.2 miles away); Belhaven Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eudora Welty House (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Eudora Welty House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eudora Welty (approx. 0.2 miles away); Belhaven University (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fortification Street (approx. ¼ mile away); Shady Nook (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2018

2. Charge of the 2nd Michigan Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,101 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.