Davis' Mills Battle Site

Davis' Mills Battle Site
Location Off MS 7, Michigan City, Mississippi
Coordinates 34°58′43″N 89°15′07″W / 34.97861°N 89.25194°W / 34.97861; -89.25194Coordinates: 34°58′43″N 89°15′07″W / 34.97861°N 89.25194°W / 34.97861; -89.25194
Area 16 acres (6.5 ha)
Built 1862 (1862)
NRHP Reference # 73001002[1]
Added to NRHP October 2, 1973

The Davis' Mills Battle Site is the historic site of an American Civil War conflict that took place on December 21, 1862. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 2, 1973. It is located off Mississippi Hwy 7 in what is now Michigan City, Mississippi in Benton County, Mississippi.[2]

The cavalry of the Confederate Army under Major General Earl Van Dor attacked a Federal garrison at the Davis' Mills the site on December 21, 1862. The small settlement included houses, a flour mill, and a saw mill on the north bank of the Wolf River near a Mississippi Central Railroad wooden trestle crossing. An Indian mound was used by Federal troops as a fortification. A tree on the site was carved with names, dates, initials, and regimental information by some of the soldiers.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Davis' Mills Battle Site National Register of Historic Places nomination form, National Park Service


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