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

Change of Plans

Photographed by Cleo Robertson, January 10, 2015

1. Change of Plans Marker

Inscription. On May 12, 1863, Grant made his headquarters here at Dillon's Farm with Sherman's XV Corps. At Raymond, five and a half miles east along Fourteenmile Creek, McPherson's XVII Corps, with 12,000 men, defeated 3,000 Confederates under John Gregg. Grant heard the guns at Raymond and at sundown learned that McPherson was victorious. Realizing that Confederate forces were now on both his left and right flanks, however, Grant changed his planned movement north and ordered the army to wheel toward Jackson.

Erected 2013 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 month for this entry is May 1838.

Location. 32° 13.918′ N, 90° 32.533′ W. Marker is in Edwards, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It is on Old Port Gibson Road 0.2 miles west of Mt. Moriah Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13452 Old Port Gibson 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: Deans Stand (approx. 0.2 miles away); Contested Crossing (approx. 0.8 miles away); North to the Railroads

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(approx. 4.9 miles away); Battle of Raymond (approx. 5 miles away); Artillery Duel (approx. 5.1 miles away); 1863 Vicksburg Campaign (approx. 5.1 miles away); The Vicksburg Campaign (approx. 5.1 miles away); Indecision! Indecision! Indecision! (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edwards.

Also see . . .
1. Historic Civil War Site Acquired By Natchez Trace Parkway. "Dillon's Plantation Witnesses History Again" by Rebecca Drake and Parker Hills (Submitted on January 11, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.)

2. Ninety-eight Days: A Geographer's View of the Vicksburg Campaign. Index to Dillon's Farm (Plantation) references, pages 224-228, 239, 241, 258, 262-264, 266, 273-274, 442, 515. (Submitted on January 11, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.)

3. Discovery Tour of the Vicksburg Campaign Trail. The Campaign for Vicksburg and A Guide to the Campaign Trail. (Submitted on January 11, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.)

4. Wikipedia: XV Corps (Union Army). (Submitted on January 11, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.)
5. Army of the Tennessee: The Vicksburg Campaign. (Submitted on January 11, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.)
6. Civil War Almanac: May 9-12, 1863. Chronology detailed on pages 294-295. (Submitted on January 11, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.)

Photographed by Cleo Robertson, January 10, 2015

2. Change of Plans Marker

View of marker to the southwest.

Photographed by Cleo Robertson, January 10, 2015

3. Change of Plans Marker

View of marker and surrounding area to the northeast.

Grant's Operations Against Vicksburg image. Click for full size.

Illustrated by Hal Jespersen, March 27, 2008

4. Grant's Operations Against Vicksburg

Map of the Vicksburg Campaign during the American Civil War. The general area referred to by this historical marker is within the highlighted green border.

Gen. U.S. Grant image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, circa 1862

5. Gen. U.S. Grant

General Grant during the Civil War.

Gen. James B. McPherson image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mathew Brady, circa 1862/1864

6. Gen. James B. McPherson

U.S. Army Signal Corps photo, National Archives (Brady Collection).

Gen. John Gregg, CSA image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, circa 1861/1864

7. Gen. John Gregg, CSA

Brigadier General John Gregg, Confederate States Army.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,086 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 11, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.