Near Port Gibson in Claiborne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Old Magnolia Church Site

Windsor-Battlefield Tour

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 29, 2019

1. Old Magnolia Church Site Marker

Inscription.
Magnolia Church was in the middle of some of the heaviest fighting of the battle, with the center of Brig. Gen. Martin Green's Confederate brigade being posted here. Union troops under command of Brig. Gens. Carr, Benton and Hovey and Col. Stone fought almost five hours with the determined Confederate forces. This church, where the Confederates placed their first line of defense, is no longer standing. Only the brick foundation and the cistern remain.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 31° 56.677′ N, 91° 1.861′ W. Marker is near Port Gibson, Mississippi, in Claiborne County. It is on Shaifer Road half a mile west of Bessie Weathers Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Shaifer Road, Port Gibson MS 39150, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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.

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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 South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battle of Port Gibson (here, next to this marker); Magnolia Church and the Battle along the Rodney Road (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Port Gibson (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Fight at Midnight (approx. 0.4 miles away); From This Site (approx. 0.4 miles away); Reconciliation and Reunions (approx. 0.4 miles away); Field Surgery on the Porch (approx. 0.4 miles away); At the Center of the Battle (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Gibson.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 29, 2019

2. Old Magnolia Church Site Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 692 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.