Near Edwards in Hinds County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Bridgeport Plantation

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

1. Bridgeport Plantation Marker

Inscription. On May 17, 1863, Pemberton's 4th Brigade, commanded by Col. Reynolds, and portions of Grant's 15th Corps, commanded by Gen. Sherman, fought here as Confederate forces retreated from Champion Hill. Subsequent skirmishing took place near here on June 13 when a Confederate cavalry force challenged the Union picket guarding Grant's eastern line.

Erected 1994 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 date for this entry is May 17, 1863.

Location. 32° 22.132′ N, 90° 37.71′ W. Marker is near Edwards, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It is on Askew Landing Road half a mile north of Askew Ferry Road when traveling north. Marker is in Askew's Landing RV Campground. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3412 Askew Ferry Rd, Edwards MS 39066, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lloyd Tilghman (approx. 5.6 miles away); A Narrow Escape (approx. 5.9 miles away); Indecision! Indecision! Indecision! (approx. 5.9 miles away); 1863 Vicksburg Campaign (approx. 5.9 miles away); The Vicksburg Campaign

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(approx. 5.9 miles away); Artillery Duel (approx. 6 miles away); Mt. Moriah (approx. 6 miles away); Site of the 3rd Battery, Ohio Light Artillery (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edwards.

Other markers no longer nearby. Big Black River Bridge (was approx. 3.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); The Death of General Tilghman (was approx. 5.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Architecture and Renovations (was approx. 5.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Chicago Mercantile Battery – Artillery in the Yard (was approx. 5.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); The Coker House and the Battle of Champion Hill (was approx. 5.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); A Refugee Family (was approx. 5.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Askew’s Landing, Mississippi – Bridgeport Plantation to RV Park. As the Confederates fled their defeat at the Battle of Champion Hill, making their way back to Vicksburg, they took a number of routes. One group barreled through the old Bridgeport Plantation, just northeast of Edwards. (Kathy

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

2. Bridgeport Plantation Marker

Weiser, "Legends of America" blog, 2013) (Submitted on April 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Askew's landing RV Campground in Edwards, MS. This is the link to the campground that is on site at the historic Bridgeport Plantation now.

Askew’s Landing RV Campground is a Family Friendly Mississippi RV Park and Campground in a Peaceful, Shaded Lakeside Setting that Has Been Described as “One of Mississippi’s Best-Kept Secrets, an Absolute Hidden Gem”.

(Submitted on April 25, 2025, by Craig Alsup of Edwards, Mississippi.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 568 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.