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On December 1, 1864, Confederate forces under Col. John Griffith, including the 11th and 17th Arkansas Mounted Infantry and Wood's Cavalry Regiment, skirmished with a detachment of the Second Wisconsin Cavalry, commanded by Maj. Nicholas H. Dale, near Concord Baptist Church. During the brief engagement, the Second Wisconsin suffered approximately forty casualties, including Maj. Dale. Organized in 1843, Concord Baptist Church is one of the oldest churches in Yazoo County.
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| HM Number | HM1GN2 |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2011 |
| Placed By | The Mississippi Department of Archives and History |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 6:46pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 745493 N 3623186 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.71915000, -90.38068333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 43.149', W 90° 22.841' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 43' 8.94" N, 90° 22' 50.46" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 662 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 2-498 Concord Church Rd, Yazoo City MS 39194, US |
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