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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 Brashear's Stand and Old Trace
6 Mississippi Crafts Center
7 Osburn Stand
8 Vicksburg National Military Park
9 Clinton Visitor Center
10 Cowles Mead Cemetery
11 Vicksburg, Mississippi
12 The Corners Bed and Breakfast
13 Annabelle Bed and Breakfast
14 Jackson, Mississippi
15 Battle of Raymond
16 Cedarwood Bed and Breakfast
17 Oak Hill Bed and Breakfast
18 Raymond, Mississippi
19 Mamie's Cottage Bed and Breakfast
* Raymond Military Park
20 Dean Stand
21 Lower Choctaw Boundary
22 Rocky Springs
23 Owens Creek Waterfall
24 Grindstone Ford
25 Mangum Mound
26 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 Brashear's Stand and Old Trace
6 Mississippi Crafts Center
7 Osburn Stand
8 Vicksburg National Military Park
9 Clinton Visitor Center
10 Cowles Mead Cemetery
11 Vicksburg, Mississippi
12 The Corners Bed and Breakfast
13 Annabelle Bed and Breakfast
14 Jackson, Mississippi
15 Battle of Raymond
16 Cedarwood Bed and Breakfast
17 Oak Hill Bed and Breakfast
18 Raymond, Mississippi
19 Mamie's Cottage Bed and Breakfast
* Raymond Military Park
20 Dean Stand
21 Lower Choctaw Boundary
22 Rocky Springs
23 Owens Creek Waterfall
24 Grindstone Ford
25 Mangum Mound
26 Sunken Trace
Color Key:
* Raymond Military Park
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
