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 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
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 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. . . . — — Map (db m102879) HM
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
