Near Port Gibson in Claiborne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Bayou Pierre Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Robert Cole, November 23, 2013

1. Bayou Pierre Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. Following the arrival of Presbyterian missionaries in 1801, Joseph Bullen and James Smylie organized the Bayou Pierre Church at this site in 1807. After part of the congregation formed the Bethel Church southwest of here in 1824, the remaining members moved to Port Gibson. The church was renamed First Presbyterian Church of Port Gibson in 1828. During the Battle of Port Gibson, fought on May 1, 1863, the 20th Alabama Infantry was posted here, anchoring the right flank of Confederate Brig. General Edward D. Tracy's Brigade.

Erected 2007 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • 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 May 1865.

Location. 31° 57.793′ N, 91° 2.606′ W. Marker is near Port Gibson, Mississippi, in Claiborne County. It is on Rodney Road 4.2 miles west of Church Street (U.S. 61), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Gibson MS

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39150, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi, in Natchez Trace Corridor,

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Shaifer Farmstead (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Quandary of Freedom (approx. 1.1 miles away); At the Center of the Battle (approx. 1.1 miles away); Field Surgery on the Porch (approx. 1.1 miles away); Reconciliation and Reunions (approx. 1.1 miles away); From This Site (approx. 1.2 miles away); A Fight at Midnight (approx. 1.2 miles away); Battle of Port Gibson (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Gibson.

Bayou Pierre Presbyterian Church Marker and Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Robert Cole, November 23, 2013

2. Bayou Pierre Presbyterian Church Marker and Church

Bayou Pierre Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Robert Cole, November 23, 2013

3. Bayou Pierre Presbyterian Church

Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2013, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,171 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 24, 2013, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.