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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 heard the guns at Raymond and at sundown learned that McPherson was victorious. Realizing that Confederate forces were now on both his left and right flanks, however, Grant changed his planned movement north and ordered the army to wheel toward Jackson.
Details
| HM Number | HM1ISH |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2013 |
| Placed By | Mississippi Department of Archives and History |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, January 12th, 2015 at 9:01am PST -08:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 731595 N 3568798 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.23196667, -90.54221667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 13.918', W 90° 32.533' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 13' 55.08" N, 90° 32' 31.98" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 601 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 12800-13648 Old Port Gibson Rd, Edwards MS 39066, US |
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