French Fort in Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Chisca Mound

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 23, 2023

1. Chisca Mound Marker

Inscription. The Chisca mound next to the river was utilized during the Civil War as an artillery redoubt and magazine inside federal Fort Pickering covering the site of the original Fort Pickering. The top of the mound was excavated for the stronghold in 1863.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 35° 7.341′ N, 90° 4.498′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in French Fort. It can be reached from Metal Museum Drive west of Riverside Boulevard when traveling west. Marker is within Chickasaw Heritage Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Memphis TN 38106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: De Soto Viewed the Mississippi (here, next to this marker); Fortress of Chisca (here, next to this marker); Chickasaw Heritage Park (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Marine Hospital (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Pickering (approx. 0.2 miles away); Memphis Martyrs (approx. half a mile away); Tom Lee Monument (approx. 1.1 miles away); Site of First Memphis Telephone (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 23, 2023

2. Chisca Mound Marker

Chisca Mound Portal image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 23, 2023

3. Chisca Mound Portal

Union troops stationed at Fort Pickering entered this portal (now sealed) to retrieve munitions stored within the mound.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 930 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on April 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.