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Battle of Raymond
Natchez Trace
Battle of Raymond is located on the Natchez Trace Parkway at milepost 78.3.
By the time of the Civil War, the Natchez Trace had lost its significance as a national road. One of the sections ran from Port Gibson toward Jackson but the route veered from the original Trace to reach Raymond. In the spring of 1863, General U.S. Grant marched his Union Army over this route after crossing the Mississippi and taking Port Gibson. On May 12, Grant's forces drew fire from a Confederate brigade, commanded by Brigadier General John Gregg, located on the southern edge of Raymond three miles east of here. After a day of bitter fighting, the Confederates retreated toward Jackson leaving their wounded in the county courthouse. This set-to convinced Grant of the need to take Jackson in order to assure the success of his forthcoming siege of Vicksburg.
Locator Map for Battle of Raymond and other Natchez Trace points of interest!
Click on these nearby points of interest:
1 West Florida Boundary
2 Boyd Mounds
3 Reservoir Overlook
4 Choctaw Agency
5 Parkway Information Cabin at Ridgeland
6 Brashear's Stand and Old Trace
7 Mississippi Crafts Center
8 Osburn Stand
9 Vicksburg National Military Park
10 Clinton Visitor Center
11 Cowles Mead Cemetery
12 Vicksburg, Mississippi
13 Jackson, Mississippi
* Battle of Raymond
14 Cedarwood Bed and Breakfast
15 Raymond, Mississippi
16 Mamie's Cottage Bed and Breakfast
17 Raymond Military Park
18 Dean Stand
19 Lower Choctaw Boundary
20 Buffalo Spirit Ranch Bed and Breakfast
21 Rocky Springs
22 Owens Creek Waterfall
23 Grindstone Ford
Color Key:
* Battle of Raymond
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
1 West Florida Boundary
2 Boyd Mounds
3 Reservoir Overlook
4 Choctaw Agency
5 Parkway Information Cabin at Ridgeland
6 Brashear's Stand and Old Trace
7 Mississippi Crafts Center
8 Osburn Stand
9 Vicksburg National Military Park
10 Clinton Visitor Center
11 Cowles Mead Cemetery
12 Vicksburg, Mississippi
13 Jackson, Mississippi
* Battle of Raymond
14 Cedarwood Bed and Breakfast
15 Raymond, Mississippi
16 Mamie's Cottage Bed and Breakfast
17 Raymond Military Park
18 Dean Stand
19 Lower Choctaw Boundary
20 Buffalo Spirit Ranch Bed and Breakfast
21 Rocky Springs
22 Owens Creek Waterfall
23 Grindstone Ford
Color Key:
* Battle of Raymond
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
