Port Gibson in Claiborne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 30, 2019
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Was Fired The
First Shot In The
Battle Of
Port Gibson
In Memory Of The
Confederate Soldiers
Who Fought And Fell In
The Battle Of Port Gibson
May 1, 1863.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 1, 1863.
Location. 31° 56.866′ N, 91° 2.169′ W. Memorial is in Port Gibson, Mississippi, in Claiborne County. It can be reached from Shaifer Road 1½ miles west of Bessie Weathers Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Port Gibson MS 39150, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Mississippi, in Natchez Trace Corridor, and in Greater Jackson. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Fight at Midnight (a few steps from this marker); Battle of Port Gibson (a few steps from this marker); Reconciliation and Reunions (within shouting distance of this marker); Field Surgery on the Porch (within shouting distance of this marker); At the Center of the Battle (within shouting distance of this marker); The Quandary of Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); The Shaifer Farmstead (within shouting distance of this marker); Magnolia Church and the Battle along the Rodney Road (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Gibson.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 30, 2019
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 29, 2019
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Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 340 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 8, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
