Near Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Eagle Bend

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1. Eagle Bend Marker

Inscription. In March, 1863, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's XV Corps assembled at Eagle Bend to march inland approximately one mile along Muddy Bayou to Steele's Bayou. There, the troops were to be loaded onto transports and used in Admiral Porter's naval operation up Steele's Bayou and Deer Creek. Due to flooding, however, Sherman spent three days advancing one mile, by which time Porter's gunboats were trapped at Rolling Fork. Hurrying north, Sherman's men arrived just in time to rescue the fleet.

Erected 2009 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History. (Marker Number 1166.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1863.

Location. 32° 30.798′ N, 90° 59.587′ W. Marker is near Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 465 and Muddy Bayou Road, on the left when traveling north on State Highway 465. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace

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Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

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 South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Steele's Bayou Expedition (approx. 7½ miles away); Grant’s March (approx. 9.2 miles away in Louisiana); Chickasaw Bayou Battle (approx. 11.3 miles away); Snyder's Bluff (approx. 11.3 miles away); Fort Snyder (approx. 11.4 miles away); Fort St. Peter (approx. 11.4 miles away); French Fort St. Pierre (approx. 11.4 miles away); Kings School (approx. 11.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Milliken’s Bend (was approx. 9.2 miles away in Louisiana but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Steele's Bayou Expedition (PDF).

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Brochure for driving tour of the unsuccessful Union campaign to take the strategic city of Vicksburg. (Lower Delta Partnership) (Submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 643 times since then and 55 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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