Champion's Hill - Bolton, MS
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kwashnak
N 32° 20.950 W 090° 27.566
15S E 739089 N 3581977
Older state marker noting part of the Champion's Hill campaign. Located at the corner of Bolton-Brownsville Road and Madison Street (Old U.S. 80) in Bolton, MS.
Waymark Code: WMJM5M
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2013
Views: 10
Marker for the battle of Champion Hill, part of the campaign for Vicksburg in 1863.
Champion's Hill
Located 4.4 mi. S.W., is site of crucial battle in the Vicksburg defense, May 16, 1863. Grant, cutting off Johnston's relief, drove Pemberton from this hill across Big Black River.
Mississippi Historical Commission 1949
Date Installed:: 1949
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Historical Commission
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