By late afternoon, as Brig. Gen. John Gregg, his officers, and soldiers realized they were seriously outnumbered they managed to extricate themselves from the fight and withdraw through Raymond to Jackson.
From here you can see the road that . . . — — Map (db m85101) HM
Two historic transportation routes are incorporated into this walking trail.
The concrete highway, ca. 1927, is generally the same route used by the Union army marching toward Raymond in May 1863. The bridge and highway, however, are more . . . — — Map (db m84990) HM
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Joe McCoy and his brother Charlie McCoy, both born on a farm near Raymond, performed and recorded widely during the pre-World War II era, but their most important legacy may rest with the songs they wrote or cowrote. These . . . — — Map (db m70324) HM
“Vicksburg is the key,” said President Abraham Lincoln. “The war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket.”
The United States government had to control the lower Mississippi River in order to move . . . — — Map (db m84989) HM
On May 12, 1863, two divisions of the XVII Corps marched from the Roach Farm on the Utica Road and defeated Gregg’s Confederate brigade at Raymond. The next day, McPherson’s men moved to Clinton and cut the railroad. Meanwhile, two divisions of the . . . — — Map (db m85109) HM
U.S. 11th Battery,
Ohio Light Artillery;
7th Div.; 17th Corps; Army of the Tennessee.
Lieut. Fletcher E. Armstrong.
The two 12-pounder howitzers, two 6-pounder smoothbores, and two 12-pounder James rifles of this battery were the only . . . — — Map (db m84928) HM
U.S. 3d Battery,
Ohio Light Artillery;
3d Div.; 17th Corps; Army of the Tennessee.
Capt. William S. Williams
This battery of four 12-pounder James rifles and two 6-pounder smoothbores was the third and final battery of Maj. Gen. John . . . — — Map (db m84930) HM
U.S. 8th Battery,
Michigan Light Artillery;
3rd Div.; 17th Corps; Army of the Tennessee.
Capt. Samuel De Golyer
This was the third and final position of De Golyer’s battery of two 12-pounder howitzers and four 12-pounder James rifles . . . — — Map (db m84929) HM
U.S. 8th Battery,
Michigan Light Artillery;
3d Div.; 17th Corps; Army of the Tennessee.
Capt. Samuel De Golyer.
This battery of “flying artillery” was the initial battery of Maj. Gen. John A. Logan’s division to arrive on . . . — — Map (db m85038) HM
U.S. Battery D,
1st Illinois Light Artillery;
3d Div.; 17th Corps; Army of the Tennessee
Capt. Henry A. Rogers.
Formerly the “McAllister Battery” of the Battle of Shiloh, Captain Rogers’ four 24-pounder howitzers arrived on . . . — — Map (db m84927) HM
48th Indiana Infantry, Col. Norman Eddy
59th Indiana Infantry, Col. Jesse I. Alexander
4th Minnesota Infantry, Lieut. Col. John E. Tourtelotte
Col. John Sanborn's Brigade arrived at the head of Brig. Gen. . . . — — Map (db m178482) HM WM
Escort
4th Missouri Cavalry, Company F. Lieut. Alexander Mueller
2d Illinois Cavalry, Company E, Capt. Samuel P. Tipton
First Brigade, Col. John B. Sanborn
Second Brigade, Col. Samuel A.
George B. Boomer
Artillery, Lieut. . . . — — Map (db m178501) HM WM
On May 7, 1863, Maj. Gen. Ulysses Grant began his northeastward march with three corps in order to cut Lt. Gen. John Pemberton's railroad line of communications. By Monday, May 11, Grant planned to form an east-west line of three columns for the . . . — — Map (db m178604) HM
Waverly, or the Peyton house, is located on the historic Natchez Trace, the main road from Raymond to Clinton. Waverly was constructed from 1831-34, and in 1863 was used as the headquarters of Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson after the Battle of Raymond . . . — — Map (db m219687) HM
The Whitworth was developed in England before the Civil War by Sir Joseph Whitworth, and was generally used by the Confederate armies. However, very few breechloaders were used in the Civil War because their breech mechanisms were relatively clumsy . . . — — Map (db m178473) HM
On May 9, two divisions of McPherson's XVII Corps marched to Reganton, then known as Crossroads and moved southeast toward Utica, camping at Meyer's Farm three miles southeast. On May 10, the XIII Corps marched through here from Big Sand Creek . . . — — Map (db m103873) HM
Est. in 1856 on land donated by W.D. Terry; incorp. 1867. Home of Albert Gallatin Brown, state legislator, congressman, circuit judge, United States Senator, governor of Miss. And senator in the Confed. Congress. — — Map (db m155888) HM
Front
The courage of Tougaloo College students, faculty, and staff fueled the Jackson Civil Rights Movement. Inspired by the bravery and resolve of Medgar Evers, students and faculty attempted to integrate Jackson's main public library, . . . — — Map (db m115722) HM
Three divisions of the XIII Corps camped here May 7-9, 1863, while a reserve division was at Little Sand Creek, two miles southwest. On May 8, Grant reviewed the troops here. On May 9, the XVII Corps marched through Reganton and turned toward Utica. . . . — — Map (db m103867) HM
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Lower Choctaw Boundary
The line of trees to your left has been a boundary for 200 years. It was established in 1765 and marked the eastern limits of the Old Natchez District. This boundary ran from a point 12 . . . — — Map (db m87312) HM
On May 11, 1863, two division of the XV Corps camped here. Water was scarce, and Sherman reported to Grant that he was "short of provisions and ammunition" while captured mail indicated "many million rations in Vicksburg." The next morning, Grant . . . — — Map (db m103891) HM
On May 8, 1863, as the Union XV Corps left Grand Gulf, two divisions of the XVII Corps rested at Hankinson's Ferry and Rocky Springs to wait for rations. Three divisions of the XIII Corps camped at Big Sand Creek, one and a half miles northeast, . . . — — Map (db m103861) HM
Incorporated March 5, 1880, and named for the native city of Ozias Osborn, an early settler from New York. Utica is noted for the great number of its citizens who have become educators of the deaf. — — Map (db m80234) HM
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