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Raymond Military Park
Raymond, Mississippi
On May 12, 1863, 10,000 soldiers from Ulysses S. Grant's Union army encountered 3,000 Confederate soldier near Raymond, Mississippi. After the Battle of Raymond was over 1,000 wounded soldiers from both armies were taken to a local church and the courthouse and cared for.
Part of the battlefield has been preserved by the Friends of Raymond, a non-profit historic preservation organization, as the Raymond Military Park. The first walking trail to be constructed on the Raymond battlefield has been completed. The trail is an asphalt ribbon that encircles the 23.6 acre tract located at Fourteenmile Creek west of modern Highway 18.
For more information, please see: www.friendsofraymond.org
Locator Map for Raymond Military Park 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
14 Battle of Raymond
15 Cedarwood Bed and Breakfast
16 Raymond, Mississippi
17 Mamie's Cottage Bed and Breakfast
* 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
24 Mangum Mound
25 Sunken Trace
Color Key:
* Raymond Military Park
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
14 Battle of Raymond
15 Cedarwood Bed and Breakfast
16 Raymond, Mississippi
17 Mamie's Cottage Bed and Breakfast
* 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
24 Mangum Mound
25 Sunken Trace
Color Key:
* Raymond Military Park
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
