Yazoo City in Yazoo County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Yazoo Expedition
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014
1. Yazoo Expedition Marker
Early in 1864, a Union task force under the command of Col. James H. Coates occupied Yazoo City. The garrison included African Americans troops of the 1st Mississippi Cav. and 8th Louisiana Inf. (African Descent.) Attacked by Confederates on March 5, the Federals were engaged on the Benton Road and in the main streets of Yazoo City.
Erected 2003 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • 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 March 1840.
Location. 32° 51.096′ N, 90° 24.615′ W. Marker is in Yazoo City, Mississippi, in Yazoo County. It is at the intersection of Mike Espy Drive and North Monroe Street, on the right when traveling west on Mike Espy Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 305 Mike Espy Drive, Yazoo City MS 39194, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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 walking distance of this marker: Yazoo County Civil War Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Willie Morris (about 800 feet away); B.S. Ricks Memorial Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Yazoo County War Memorial
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Also see . . . Hampton University story on the Yazoo Expedition. (Submitted on September 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014
2. Yazoo Expedition Marker area
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014
3. Yazoo Expedition Marker area
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 726 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
