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

Federals Occupy Rocky Springs

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

1. Federals Occupy Rocky Springs Marker

Inscription. After U.S. Grant had planned much of his campaign at Mrs. Bagnell’s, four miles west, he arrived at Rocky Springs on May 7. He remained until May 10, allowing the XV Corps to cross the Mississippi and rejoin the army. McClernand’s XIII Corps arrived here on May 6 and moved to Little Sand Creek, one and a half miles northeast and Big Sand Creek, three miles northeast, on May 7. Grant issued motivational orders to his troops at Rocky Springs and reviewed McClernand’s men at Big Sand Creek on May 8.

Erected 2013 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History. (Marker Number 7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant, and the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series lists. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 7.

Location. 32° 5.388′ N, 90° 48.837′ W. Marker is near Hermanville, Mississippi, in Claiborne County. It is on Old Port Gibson Road (State Highway 462) half a mile south of Moulder Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hermanville MS 39086, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Town of Rocky Springs (about 400 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Rocky Springs (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Old Natchez Trace (approx. 0.3 miles away); To The Railroad (approx. 1.4 miles away); Owens Creek (approx. 2.1 miles away); Concentration of Troops (approx. 2.9 miles away); Historic Crossroads (approx. 5.3 miles away); Grant at Hankinson's Ferry (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hermanville.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

2. Federals Occupy Rocky Springs Marker

Rocky Springs Church behind trees in background

View to North Along Old Port Gibson Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

3. View to North Along Old Port Gibson Road

View to South Along Old Port Gibson Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

4. View to South Along Old Port Gibson Road

The Rocky Springs Methodist Church just near the marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

5. The Rocky Springs Methodist Church just near the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 853 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 18, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 5. submitted on May 26, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.