On Mississippi Route 7 0.2 miles north of Main Street, on the left when traveling east.
On October 14, 1862, Confederate Gen. John Pemberton assumed command in Mississippi and east Louisiana. Eleven days later, Gen. Ulysses Grant became commander of Union forces in the region. Over the next 8 1/2 months, their forces fought for control . . . — — Map (db m84782) HM
On East Van Dorn Avenue (Mississippi Route 178) at South Center Street, on the right when traveling east on East Van Dorn Avenue.
On November 7, 1862, Gen. John Pemberton reviewed his Confederate troops here. The next day, the army withdrew to a defensive position behind the Tallahatchie River. Union Gen. Grant's forces arrived on the 29th. After learning that Pemberton had . . . — — Map (db m85129) HM
On East Salem Avenue (Mississippi Route 4) at Bonner Street, on the left when traveling east on East Salem Avenue.
Located approx. 400 yards north was the Jones-McElwain and Co. Iron Foundry, established 1859. In 1861, the firm was awarded a Confederate contract to produce rifles and muskets. Before any weapons were made, Holly Springs was threatened by Union . . . — — Map (db m85130) HM
On Mississippi Route 7 1.5 miles south of Waterford Mountain Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
In November 1862, Col. Albert Lee's cavalry and Gen. Charles Hamilton's infantry division led the Union advance down the Mississippi Central R.R. Here, at Lumpkin's Mill, Lee's men met Col. William H. Jackson's Confederate cavalry. After a spirited . . . — — Map (db m102632) HM
On Mississippi Route 7 south of Route 328, on the right when traveling south.
As Gen. Pemberton's Confederates
fell back from the Tallahatchie River on
December 1-7, 1862, they fought a rear
guard action at Oxford on December 2. To
prevent the destruction of bridges over
the Yocona River, Union cavalry under
Col. T. . . . — — Map (db m219831) HM
