Near West Point in Clay County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
The Battle of Ellis Bridge
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017
1. The Battle of Ellis Bridge Monument (Front)
Front
those who fought to
liberate West Point
Feb. 21, 1864
Their actions resulted
in victory against
a vastly superior
Federal army. Their
bravery will always
be remembered.
February 21st. 1864
Forrest's Cavalry Corps
Maj. Gen. Nathan B. Forrest, Cmdg.
Gen. Forrest's Escort Co.,
Lt. Thomas S. Tate, Cmdg.
Brig. Gen. Chalmers' Division
2nd Brigade
Col. Robert McCullouch, Cmdg.
2nd Missouri Regt.
Willis's Texas Btln.
Faulkner's Kentucky Regt.
Keizer's Tennessee Btln.
Chalmers's Btln.
2nd Arkansas Regt.
4th Brigade
Col. Jeffery E. Forrest, Cmdg.
5th Mississippi Regt.
3rd Mississippi Regt.
McDonald's Btln.
McQuirk's Regt. Duff's Mississippi Btln.
7th Tennessee Regt.
Artillery
Morton's Battery
Hoole's Battery
Erected 1994 by Possum Town Reenactors, Inc.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • War, US Civil.
Location. 33° 36.448′ N, 88° 43.754′ W. Memorial is near West Point, Mississippi, in Clay County. It is on Mississippi Route 50 west of Hillside Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: West Point MS 39773, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in East Mississippi, in the Black Prairie, and in the Golden Triangle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. 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
this page online
More about this memorial. This monument is located about 1.1 miles west of the bridge (location of battle). The monument was placed here because it was the only place that land could be obtained to erect it.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017
2. The Battle of Ellis Bridge Monument (Rear)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017
3. Battle of Ellis Bridge probable location.
The current bridge (a little over 1 mile from monument) at Chuquatonchee Creek (known as Sakatonchee Creek during the Civil War). The original wartime Ellis Bridge crossed at this exact location but the actual location of the battle is currently not known. The battle did take place at or very near this location along the creek crossing. This bridge is about three miles west of West Point on Highway 50. This view is looking East towards West Point.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017
4. View of monument well off the highway.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017
5. Organizations that maintain the monument.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017
6. View from monument west on Highway 50.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,887 times since then and 149 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 1, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
