On Adams Lane near State Route 467, on the left when traveling south.
What you see here is a reconstruction of the 1852
house built by the Cokers. Efforts to fully restore
the original house were not successful. In order to
save the structure, the house was dismantled and
the salvaged materials were used in the . . . — — Map (db m110131) HM
On Old U.S. 80 0.5 miles west of Smith Station Road, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
After the defeat at Champion Hill, Confederate forces retreated to the Big Black River on the night of May 16, 1863. Here, Generals John Bowen and John Vaughn defended the east bank of the river and the bridge. On May 17, Federal forces under Gen. . . . — — Map (db m80679) HM
Near Champion Hill Road 0.2 miles west of South Farr Road.
In 1853, the land now known as Champion Hill was given to Sid and Matilda Champion as a wedding present from her father, Eli Montgomery. They erected a two-story white-frame house along the Jackson Road that overlooked the railroad. In 1862, Sid . . . — — Map (db m86780) HM
On Old Port Gibson Road 0.2 miles west of Mt. Moriah Road, on the right when traveling east.
On May 12, 1863, Grant made his headquarters here at Dillon's Farm with Sherman's XV Corps. At Raymond, five and a half miles east along Fourteenmile Creek, McPherson's XVII Corps, with 12,000 men, defeated 3,000 Confederates under John Gregg. Grant . . . — — Map (db m80242) HM
On State Highway 467 0.1 miles west of Hackler Road, on the right when traveling west.
Lloyd Tilgham
Brigadier General C.S.A.
Commanding First Brigade
Loring's Division
Killed here the afternoon of May 16, 1863, near
the close of the Battle of Champion's Hill. — — Map (db m86785) HM
On Old Port Gibson Road at Middle Road, on the right when traveling north on Old Port Gibson Road.
On May 12, 1863, after Grant and two divisions of the XV Corps marched past, three divisions of the XIII Corps turned here onto the Telegraph Road. Four miles north, they met a portion of the 1st Missouri (Dismounted) Cavalry at Whitaker's Ford. . . . — — Map (db m80290) HM
On Adams Lane south of State Route 467, on the left when traveling south.
The Coker House is the only remaining structure on grounds
where the pivotal Battle of Champion Hill was fought on May
16, 1863. Located on the southern margin of the battlefield,
the house sustained fire from both Union and . . . — — Map (db m110129) HM
On Adams Lane near State Route 467, on the left when traveling south.
"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
agricultural . . . — — Map (db m110132) HM
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