Near Ellisville in Jones County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Skirmish At Rocky Creek

Photographed by Robert M. Cook, Jr., December 17, 2012

1. Skirmish At Rocky Creek Marker

Inscription. Near this site on June 25, 1863, a small group of Confederate soldiers and civilians under the command of Lt. W. M. Wilson of the 43rd Tennessee Infantry, defeated a detachment of the 5th Illinois Cavalry. During the skirmish, the entire 40 man Union force, on a raid to disrupt the railroads, was killed, wounded or captured.

Erected 2001 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 June 25, 1863.

Location. 31° 36.566′ N, 89° 13.943′ W. Marker is near Ellisville, Mississippi, in Jones County. It is on Mississippi Route 588 0.7 miles west of County Home Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ellisville MS 39437, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Newt Knight: Robin Hood or Renegade? / The Amos Deason Home (approx. 1.4 miles away); Ellisville State School (approx. 1.9 miles away); Lynching of John Hartfield (approx. 2 miles away); Mississippi National Guard Korean War Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Amos Deason Home (approx. 2.1 miles away); JCJC Bobcats Defy Segregation (approx. 2.1 miles away); Jones County Courthouse (approx. 2.2 miles away); Big Creek Church (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ellisville.

Also see . . . "And speaking of which..." - Mann's Raid (blog). (Submitted on November 3, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Robert M. Cook, Jr., December 17, 2012

2. Skirmish At Rocky Creek Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2012, by Robert M. Cook, Jr. of Biloxi, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 3,346 times since then and 116 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2012, by Robert M. Cook, Jr. of Biloxi, Mississippi. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.