Coffeeville in Yalobusha County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Battle of Coffeeville

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 23, 2021

1. Battle of Coffeeville Marker

Inscription. In November 1862, Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's army withdrew from a defensive line at Abbeville to Grenada. On December 5, Generals Lloyd Tilghman and Mansfield Lovell set an ambush for Federal forces in pursuit of the retreating Confederates. About one mile northeast of Coffeeville, more than 5,000 men fought into the night. Lt. Col. William McCullough, commander of the 6th Illinois Cav. and a friend of President Lincoln was killed in action. After the battle, the Federals fell back to Oxford.

Erected 2009 by 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 month for this entry is November 1862.

Location. 33° 59.02′ N, 89° 39.838′ W. Marker is in Coffeeville, Mississippi, in Yalobusha County. It is at the intersection of Old Water Valley Road (County Road 212) and County Road 222, on the right when traveling north on Old Water Valley Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Coffeeville MS 38922, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the North Mississippi Hills. 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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Coffeeville (approx. one mile away); Okachickima

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(approx. 4.8 miles away); Casey Jones (approx. 11.7 miles away); Hubert Creekmore (approx. 11.7 miles away); James Ford (approx. 11.8 miles away); Cradle of North Mississippi Methodism (approx. 11.8 miles away); Turnage Drugstore (approx. 11.8 miles away); Grenada Airport Hangar (approx. 12.7 miles away).

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Battle of Coffeeville. (Submitted on May 25, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Marker at intersection of County Roads 212 & 222. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 23, 2021

2. Marker at intersection of County Roads 212 & 222.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 984 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.