Yazoo City in Yazoo County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Skirmish at Concord Baptist Church
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014
1. Skirmish at Concord Baptist Church Marker
On December 1, 1864, Confederate forces under Col. John Griffith, including the 11th and 17th Arkansas Mounted Infantry and Wood's Cavalry Regiment, skirmished with a detachment of the Second Wisconsin Cavalry, commanded by Maj. Nicholas H. Dale, near Concord Baptist Church. During the brief engagement, the Second Wisconsin suffered approximately forty casualties, including Maj. Dale. Organized in 1843, Concord Baptist Church is one of the oldest churches in Yazoo County.
Erected 2011 by the 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 December 1889.
Location. 32° 43.149′ N, 90° 22.841′ W. Marker is in Yazoo City, Mississippi, in Yazoo County. It is on Concord Church Road 0.4 miles north of Addison Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 610 Concord Church Road, Yazoo City MS 39194, United States of
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi and in Greater Jackson. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Mississippi Delta. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tinsley Oil Field (approx. one mile away); Jack Owens (approx. 4.8 miles away); Nehemiah Skip James (approx. 5½ miles away); The Blue Front Cafι (approx. 5½ miles away); Confederate Navy Yard (approx. 8.6 miles away); Redoubt McKee (approx. 8.7 miles away); The Oakes House (approx. 8.8 miles away); Town Creek (approx. 8.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yazoo City.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014
2. Concord Baptist Church
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014
3. Marker & Cemetery
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014
4. Church Sign
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5. Col. John Griffith, 17th Arkansas Infantry
Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,223 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 15, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
