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There were three organizations known as the Army of Mississippi in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. (This name is contrasted against Army of the Mississippi , which was a Union Army named for the Mississippi River, not the state of Mississippi.) Army of Mississippi (March 1862) This army, at times known by the names Army of the West or Army of the Mississippi (the la...
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Wikipedia =The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and mostly in an unincorporated area. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the official designation for the area that encompasses the university.I...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Pearl River County, Mississippi. Official Website Pearl River County was originally formed as Pearl County in 1872. Because of low population density and a small tax base, Pearl County dissolved in 1878. Present-day Pearl River County was organized in 1890 by an act of the Mississippi Legislature utilizing the same land area as its ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Lamar County, Mississippi.= Official Website =Named for Confederate Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, II, the county was created in 1904. Adjacent Counties * Covington County * Forrest County * Pearl River County * Jefferson Davis County * Marion County Cities, Towns & Communites *Arnold Line*Baxterville*Bellevue*Hattiesburg (part)*Lu...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Claiborne County, Mississippi. The county had been settled by French, Spanish, and English colonists, and American pioneers as part of the Natchez District; organized in 1802, it was the fourth county in the Mississippi Territory. European-American settlers did not develop the area for cotton plantations until after Indian Removal in...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Attala County, Mississippi . Official Website Attala County is named for Atala, a fictional Native American heroine from an early-19th-century novel of the same name by François-René de Chateaubriand . Adjacent Counties Montgomery County Choctaw County Winston County Leake County
The Second Battle of Corinth,October 3–4, 1862:
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Stone County, Mississippi. Official Website Stone County was formed on June 5, 1916. It was named for John M. Stone, who served as Governor of Mississippi from 1876 to 1882 and again from 1890 to 1896. Adjacent County Perry County George County Jackson County Harrison County Forrest County Pearl River County
Located behind the Early Grove United Methodist Church, this cemetery is a mixture of very old and new stones. There are many broken stones which now lie flat on the ground. Others rest against their pedestals. Many of the oldest stones are covered in black lichens and are extremely difficult to read. A Confederate soldier and his wife are buried directly behind the church, just to the left of...
The Battle of Okolona took place on February 22, 1864, in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, between Confederate and Union forces during the American Civil War. Confederate cavalry, commanded by Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, faced over 7,000 cavalry under the command of Brig. Gen. William Sooy Smith and defeated them at Okolona, causing 100 casualties for the loss of 50. Smith's force had been...
The Battle of Tupelo , also known as the Engagement at Harrisburg , was a battle of the American Civil War fought from July 14 to 15, 1864, near Tupelo, Mississippi. The Union victory over Confederate forces in northeast Mississippi ensured the safety of Sherman 's supply lines during the Atlanta Campaign . On the morning of the 14th, Smith took a strong position at Harrisburg and entrenched. ...
Wikipedia =Mississippi Valley State University (commonly referred to as MVSU, The Valley or Valley) is a public, historically black university located in Mississippi Valley State, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta, near Itta Bena. MVSU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Notable Alumni
Coalville Cemetery is located in the Community of Woolmarket, in Harrison County, on the Lorraine Road and is located across the road from Coalville Methodist Church, which both were established in 1852 by the coal burner families (Pioneer Families) in the community. The area where the Coalville Cemetery lies is the spot where coal burners made charcoal for home use and bound by schooners to th...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Coahoma County, Mississippi. Official Website Coahoma County was established February 9, 1836, and is located in the northwestern part of the state in the fertile Yazoo Delta region. The name "Coahoma" is a Choctaw word meaning "red panther." In the early days of the county, before the construction of railways or extensive roadways...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Clay County, Mississippi. Official Website Established in 1871, the county was named in honor of American statesman Henry Clay, member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century. Adjacent Counties Chickasaw County Monroe County Lowndes County Oktibbeha County Web...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Clarke County, Mississippi. Official Website Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhabited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town District of the Choctaws. Okla Hannali or Six Towns District existed at the time...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. The Mississippi state legislature created Chickasaw County in 1836, following the cession of the land by the Chickasaw Indians. It was quickly settled by Americans from the east, mainly from the Southern states. By the time of the Civil War, riverfront landings had been developed by the many large cotto...
Cedar Hill Cemetery Also known as Soldiers Rest Cemetery, Vicksburg City Cemetery LOCATION 326 Lovers Lane Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, 39180 USA PHONE (601)634-4513 WEBSITE web.vicksburg.org/vicksburg/Departments/Cemetery/tabid/70/Default.asHill Cemetery, a large cemetery at the northern end of Mission 66 Road in Vicksburg, includes the graves of many Confederate soldiers who died d...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Adams County, Mississippi. Official Website Overview Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi . As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,297. The county seat is Natchez. The county is the first to have been organized in the former Mississippi Territory. It is named for the second President of the Unit...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Carroll County, Mississippi. History This area was developed by European Americans for cotton plantations near the rivers. These were dependent on the labor of large gangs of slaves. After the American Civil War, many freedmen worked as sharecroppers or tenant farmers on the plantations. Other areas were harvested for timber. The...
Settlers of Mississippi from 1699 to 1817
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. Official Website The county was created on February 9, 1836 from lands ceded to the United States under the Chickasaw Cession. Pontotoc is a Chickasaw word meaning "land of hanging grapes". The original Natchez Trace and the current-day Natchez Trace Parkway both pass through the southeast corner of the...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Calhoun County, Mississippi. The county is named after John C. Calhoun, the U.S. Vice President and U.S. Senator from South Carolina. Adjacent Counties Lafayette County Pontotoc County Chickasaw County Webster County Grenada County Yalobusha County Towns, Villages & Communities Banner Bently
The cemetery is located on Blackmur Drive, Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi. Find a Grave