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The Battle of Jackson was fought on May 14, 1863, in Jackson, Mississippi, as part of the Vicksburg campaign during the American Civil War. After entering the state of Mississippi in late April 1863, Major General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union Army moved his force inland to strike at the strategic Mississippi River town of Vicksburg ...
Mississippi was the second southern state to declare its secession from the United States, doing so on January 9, 1861. It joined with six other southern states to form the Confederacy on February 4, 1861. Mississippi's location along the lengthy Mississippi River made it strategically important to both the Union and the Confederacy; dozens of ...
History. The monument features a soldier standing on top of an obelisk. [2] It was built in 1891, and its dedication was attended by many veterans of the Confederate States Army. [3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property to the Old Capitol since November 25, 1969. [3]
229 [1] 782 [1] The battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip (April 18–28, 1862) was the decisive battle for possession of New Orleans in the American Civil War. The two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River south of the city were attacked by a Union Navy fleet. As long as the forts could keep the Federal forces from moving on the city, it ...
504 wounded. 25 missing [2][3][4] The Jackson expedition, preceding and related to the siege of Jackson[5] immediately followed the Confederate surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863 to Union Army Major General Ulysses S. Grant commanding the Union Army of the Tennessee. The Confederate Army of Mississippi at Vicksburg, under the ...
Grenada, Mississippi. Hernando Memorial Cemetery. Aberdeen: Confederate Monument in Old Aberdeen Cemetery (1900) Amory: Amory's Tribute to the Heroes of 1861–1865 (1924) Beulah: Confederate Monument (1905), Beulah Cemetery [16] Biloxi: Tomb of the Unknown Confederate Soldier.
City becomes Confederate capital of Mississippi. [6] Confederate House (hotel) built. [9] Christy's Minstrels makes its annual visit. [10] 1863 May 14: Battle of Jackson, Mississippi; Union Army takes city. July 5–25: Siege of Jackson. [3] 1864 - July 2–10: Occupation of Jackson by Union Army. [5] 1866 - Daily Clarion newspaper begins ...
The Mississippi Secession Convention was held in Mississippi and established its withdrawal from the United States after the election of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln in order to become part of the Confederate States seeking to preserve slavery. The convention was held January 7 - January 26, 1861. [1] On January 9, 1861, Mississippi seceded ...