Engagement at Brown’s Gin
On August 11, 1862 a brief but deadly battle took place on the line between Tunica and Coahoma counties in Northwest Mississippi. Company A of the 47th Indiana Infantry consisting…
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Battle of Hunt’s Mill
The Yazoo Pass is a small and winding stream that connects Moon Lake to the Coldwater River. After the Mississippi Delta was opened to settlement in the late 1830s, thousands…
Aaron Forrest
Aaron Forrest was born April 8, 1863 in Bedford County, Tennessee. He was a younger brother of Nathan Bedford Forrest. For awhile, he and his older brother were involved in…
Yazoo Pass Expedition
In early 1863, Major General Ulysses S. Grant decided to try another method of getting around the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg. This time, he would attempt to send a combined…
Major Samuel Madison Corley
Samuel Madison Corley was the Fighting Preacher of Colonel Dobbin’s Regiment who led a company early in the war known as “Corley’s Spies.”
Union Commanders at Helena during the Civil War
Helena had a number of Union generals and colonels in charge during the Civil War while it was occupied territory. March To Helena. …
James M. Flynt of the 2nd Arkansas
“The men were good sized, healthy and well clothed, but without any attempt at uniformity in color or cut. Out front, General Liddell was wildly waving his cap.” Description of…
Captain Thomas Jefferson Williams
Captain Thomas Jefferson Williams Arkansas was a divided state in 1862. East versus West; Hill versus Delta; Rich versus Poor. All of these factors were at play in 1862 Arkansas…
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