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After this brief Battle of Jackson, Mississippi, McPherson's corps left immediately to rejoin Grant's force while Sherman's corps remained for another day to damage or destroy fortifications, railroad facilities and buildings and supplies of military value. Johnston returned to Jackson on May 20.
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.
XVII Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War.It was organized December 18, 1862 as part of Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee.It was most notably commanded by Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson and Maj. Gen. Francis P. Blair II, and served in the Western Theater.
Belhaven is a historic district and one of Jackson's oldest neighborhoods and cultural centers as well as home to many of the city's oldest houses and buildings. Many popular and successful locally owned businesses are located within Belhaven, including a number of restaurants, shops, stores , and a bed and breakfast inn .
Confederate Monument, Mississippi Department of Archives and History Building, dedicated June 1891. [2] [3] [4] In front of the Old Capitol Museum.Unusual in that a former slave and Republican member of the legislature, John F. Harris, spoke passionately in favor of it, while some whites spoke against it.
Southern Mississippi 55, Louisville 26, (November 11, 1952) - The first Division I-A game played in the stadium. Ole Miss 39, UT Chattanooga 6 (September 19, 1953) - This was the first game played by Ole Miss in the stadium. Texas Tech 27, Mississippi State 20, (October 31, 1953) - This was the first game played by Mississippi State in the stadium.
Jackson Free Press begins publication. Jackson Senators baseball team formed. 2005 Frank Melton becomes mayor. Mississippi Children's Museum opens (December 4, 2005). 2006 - Eudora Welty House museum opens. 2008 - Mississippi Black Leadership Summit begins. [42] 2009 Leslie B. McLemore becomes mayor, succeeded by Harvey Johnson, Jr. [43]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]