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Category: Civil War in My Delta

Posted on January 11, 2020January 20, 2020

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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Posted on January 11, 2020March 21, 2020

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…

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Posted on January 11, 2020January 11, 2020

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…

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Posted on January 11, 2020January 16, 2020

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…

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Posted on January 7, 2020January 11, 2020

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.”

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Posted on November 8, 2019January 22, 2020

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.              …

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Posted on October 7, 2019January 11, 2020

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…

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Posted on May 8, 2019January 11, 2020

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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