On Adams Lane south of State Route 467, on the left when traveling south.
The Battle on Champion Hill raged back and forth for hours,
earning the site a reputation as "the hill of death." As more Union
reinforcements arrived, Pemberton gave the order to retreat. With
Pemberton's army in danger of being trapped, a . . . — — Map (db m109561) HM
On Adams Lane near State Route 467, on the left when traveling south.
As the Civil War moved into the Deep South, many people
fled the shifting war front. Two coinciding events encouraged
Henry Coker to become a refugee: the death of his wife and the
approach of the Union navy, steaming up the Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m109563) HM
On Billy Fields Road at D J Johnson Road, on the left when traveling east on Billy Fields Road.
On the morning of May 16, 1863, Gen. Pemberton placed his three
Confederate divisions along a two-mile front extending from the
Raymond Road on the south to the Middle Road on the north - Loring
on the right, Bowen in the center and Stevenson on . . . — — Map (db m109210) HM
On Billy Fields Road at D J Johnson Road, on the left when traveling east on Billy Fields Road.
Champion Hill Battlefield
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America . . . — — Map (db m109300) HM
On Adams Lane south of State Route 467, on the left when traveling south.
Artillery used the crest of this ridge throughout the battle.
From here Confederate guns commanded the Raymond Road,
preventing a Union advance from the right. Late in the afternoon,
the Confederates deployed closer to Bakers Creek, and . . . — — Map (db m109565) HM
On Champion Hill Road, 0.7 miles west of South Farr Road, on the right when traveling west.
"I found General Hovey's command drawn up in line
of battle, his right resting on the left of the main road, the
enemy, as I learned, having been discovered in force
strongly posted on a high ridge known as Champion's
Hill, and apparently well . . . — — Map (db m109310) HM
On Billy Fields Road at D J Johnson Road, on the left when traveling east on Billy Fields Road.
The Crossroads is a junction formed by the Middle Road from the east, the Ratliff plantation road from the south and the Jackson Road from the north as it descends from the crest of Champion Hill and turns west. At 1:30 p.m. on May 16, 1863, Federal . . . — — Map (db m109298) HM
On Adams Lane south of State Route 467, on the left when traveling south.
General Lloyd Tilghman, a graduate of West Point Military Academy,
settled in Kentucky after the Mexican War. In October, 1861, Tilghman
was commissioned Brigadier General in the Confederate Army.
At Champion Hill he led a brigade whose . . . — — Map (db m109556) HM
"I cannot think of this bloody hill without
sadness and pride. Sadness for the great loss of
my true and gallant men; pride for the heroic
bravery they displayed. No prouder division
ever met as vastly superior foe and fought with
more . . . — — Map (db m109305) HM
