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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22WP_the-coker-house-and-the-battle-of-champion-hill_Edwards-MS.html
The Coker House is the only remaining structure on grounds
where the pivotal Battle of Champion Hill was fought on May
16, 1863. Located on the southern margin of the battlefield,
the house sustained fire from both Union and Confederate
artill…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22WO_architecture-and-renovations_Edwards-MS.html
What you see here is a reconstruction of the 1852
house built by the Cokers. Efforts to fully restore
the original house were not successful. In order to
save the structure, the house was dismantled and
the salvaged materials were used in the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22WM_the-vicksburg-campaign_Edwards-MS.html
"Vicksburg is the key," said President Abraham
Lincoln. "The war can never be brought to a
close until that key is in our pocket."
The United States government had to control
the lower Mississippi River in order to move
agricultural produc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22IV_the-death-of-general-tilghman_Edwards-MS.html
General Lloyd Tilghman, a graduate of West Point Military Academy,
settled in Kentucky after the Mexican War. In October, 1861, Tilghman
was commissioned Brigadier General in the Confederate Army.
At Champion Hill he led a brigade whose artil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22IU_a-narrow-escape_Edwards-MS.html
The Battle on Champion Hill raged back and forth for hours,
earning the site a reputation as "the hill of death." As more Union
reinforcements arrived, Pemberton gave the order to retreat. With
Pemberton's army in danger of being trapped, a mes…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22IR_a-refugee-family_Edwards-MS.html
As the Civil War moved into the Deep South, many people
fled the shifting war front. Two coinciding events encouraged
Henry Coker to become a refugee: the death of his wife and the
approach of the Union navy, steaming up the Mississippi River
…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22IQ_chicago-mercantile-battery-artillery-in-the-yard_Edwards-MS.html
Artillery used the crest of this ridge throughout the battle.
From here Confederate guns commanded the Raymond Road,
preventing a Union advance from the right. Late in the afternoon,
the Confederates deployed closer to Bakers Creek, and Union
…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22CE_the-hill-of-death_Edwards-MS.html
"I cannot think of this bloody hill without
sadness and pride. Sadness for the great loss of
my true and gallant men; pride for the heroic
bravery they displayed. No prouder division
ever met as vastly superior foe and fought with
more unflin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22CD_site-of-the-3rd-battery-ohio-light-artillery_Edwards-MS.html
"I found General Hovey's command drawn up in line
of battle, his right resting on the left of the main road, the
enemy, as I learned, having been discovered in force
strongly posted on a high ridge known as Champion's
Hill, and apparently well…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22C6_the-battle-of-champion-hill_Edwards-MS.html
The Crossroads is a junction formed by the Middle Road from the east, the Ratliff plantation road from the south and the Jackson Road from the north as it descends from the crest of Champion Hill and turns west. At 1:30 p.m. on May 16, 1863, Feder…