Edwards in Hinds County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Lloyd Tilghman
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 28, 2008
1. Lloyd Tilghman Marker
Brigadier General C.S.A.
Commanding First Brigade
Loring's Division
Killed here the afternoon of May 16, 1863, near
the close of the Battle of Champion's Hill.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 16, 1990.
Location. 32° 18.399′ N, 90° 33.961′ W. Marker is in Edwards, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It is on State Highway 467 0.1 miles west of Hackler Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker can be reached by parking at the Pilgrim Rest Church. From here cross the road and the marker sits under the trees on the road embankment, next to the fence. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Indecision! Indecision! Indecision! (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1863 Vicksburg Campaign (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Vicksburg Campaign (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Narrow Escape (approx. 0.3 miles away); Artillery Duel (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Battle of Champion Hill (approx. 2.6 miles away); Champion Hill Battlefield (approx. 2.6 miles away); Bowen's Counterattack (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edwards.
Other markers no longer nearby. Architecture and Renovations
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Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 28, 2008
2. Lloyd Tilghman Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 28, 2008
3. Lloyd Tilghman Marker
Looking across 467 toward the monument where General Tilghman was killed.
Internet Archive
4. General Lloyd Tilghman
from Underwood & Buel, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol. 1.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,018 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 4. submitted on September 7, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
