Monday August 3, 1863
—Station Four —
As the remaining gun of the 2nd Vermont rumbled by this point, hotly pursued by Confederate cavalry {1}, the main body of Federal infantry and cavalry {2} made its way, under Confederate pressure, through the woods and ravine and reached Clinton Road (present day LA Highway 10 just beyond the bridge). Here they formed another battle line {3}, but soon broke under Confederate attacks and began to retreat from Jackson toward the east.The frame house with a porch to your immediate front (Brown Cottage, built ca 1818) is believed to be the oldest surviving structure in town. At the time of the battler, it was the residence of the Irish-born mayor of Jackson, James G. King and his wife Martha E.H. Sims Scott Douglas King. Mrs. King participated in the American Colonization Society's effort to send manumitted slaves to Liberia by contributing seventeen freed slaves for passage.Mayor King's brother, Rev. William R. King, left Jackson in 1848 with fifteen slaves to establish a settlement of freed slaves in Buxton, Canada. He soon became an influential member of the Northern abolitionist movement and was actively associated with what became to be known as the Underground Railroad.In 1863, Mrs. King's oldest son, Colonel John S. Scott commanded a brigade of cavalry in the Army of Tennessee. This brigade| HM Number | HM21VS |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | Jackson Historic District Commission and Captain Gustavus Adolphus Scott Camp, No. 244 Sons of Confederate Veterans |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, September 25th, 2017 at 4:01pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15R E 670800 N 3412959 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 30.83751667, -91.21403333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 30° 50.251', W 91° 12.842' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 30° 50' 15.06" N, 91° 12' 50.52" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 225 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3144 College St, Jackson LA 70748, US |
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