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To make a reservation call 800.377.2770.
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 The Corners Bed and Breakfast
14 Annabelle Bed and Breakfast
15 Jackson, Mississippi
16 Battle of Raymond
17 Cedarwood Bed and Breakfast
18 Oak Hill Bed and Breakfast
19 Raymond, Mississippi
20 Mamie's Cottage Bed and Breakfast
* Raymond Military Park
21 Dean Stand
22 Lower Choctaw Boundary
23 Buffalo Spirit Ranch Bed and Breakfast
24 Rocky Springs
25 Owens Creek Waterfall
26 Grindstone Ford
27 Mangum Mound
28 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 The Corners Bed and Breakfast
14 Annabelle Bed and Breakfast
15 Jackson, Mississippi
16 Battle of Raymond
17 Cedarwood Bed and Breakfast
18 Oak Hill Bed and Breakfast
19 Raymond, Mississippi
20 Mamie's Cottage Bed and Breakfast
* Raymond Military Park
21 Dean Stand
22 Lower Choctaw Boundary
23 Buffalo Spirit Ranch Bed and Breakfast
24 Rocky Springs
25 Owens Creek Waterfall
26 Grindstone Ford
27 Mangum Mound
28 Sunken Trace
Color Key:
* Raymond Military Park
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
