Oxford in Lafayette County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Mississippi Central R.R. Campaign
Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017
1. Mississippi Central R.R. Campaign Marker
Inscription.
Mississippi Central R.R. Campaign. . On December 2, 1862, as the Confederates fell back to the Yalobusha River, Union Gen. U.S. Grant moved his headquarters from Waterford to Abbeville. On the 4th, he moved to Oxford, while his advance crossed the Yocona River. W.T. Sherman's troops camped at College Hill, five miles northwest. On the 8th, Grant met Sherman here to plan an expedition down the Mississippi River to capture Vicksburg. Led by Sherman, the flotilla left Memphis on December 20, the same day the Union depot at Holly Springs was destroyed.
On December 2, 1862, as the Confederates
fell back to the Yalobusha River, Union
Gen. U.S. Grant moved his headquarters
from Waterford to Abbeville. On the 4th,
he moved to Oxford, while his advance
crossed the Yocona River. W.T. Sherman's
troops camped at College Hill, five miles
northwest. On the 8th, Grant met Sherman
here to plan an expedition down the
Mississippi River to capture Vicksburg.
Led by Sherman, the flotilla left Memphis
on December 20, the same day the Union
depot at Holly Springs was destroyed.
Erected 2012 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Location. 34° 22.049′ N, 89° 31.356′ W. Marker is in Oxford, Mississippi, in Lafayette County. Marker is on East Jackson Avenue (Mississippi Route 314) west of North 9th Street, on the right when traveling west. Located on the lawn of the Lafayette County Jail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 711 East Jackson Avenue, Oxford MS 38655, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
3. View of marker looking east on Jackson Avenue towards Courthouse Square.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 17, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
