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- Also called the Battle of Baker’s Creek, this large conflict led by Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton took place between Edwards and Bolton in Hinds County, Mississippi, on May 16, 1863.
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Late in the afternoon, Grant's troops seized the Bakers Creek Bridge, and by midnight they had occupied Edwards. The Confederates fell back to a defensive position at the Big Black River in front of Vicksburg.
May 16, 2011 · Champion Hill. Baker's Creek. Hinds County, MS | May 16, 1863. In the summer of 1863, Union forces under the command of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederate General John Pemberton at the Battle of Champion Hill, the largest of Grant’s Vicksburg Campaign.
BATTLEFIELD OF BAKER's CREEK, Saturday, May 16, 1863. The Federal army under Gen. GRANT has won another glorious victory.
Also called the Battle of Baker’s Creek, this large conflict led by Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton took place between Edwards and Bolton in Hinds County, Mississippi, on May 16, 1863.
The Battle of Champion Hill. Champion's Hill, Bakers Creek. As the first streaks of dawn appeared in the eastern sky on May 16, 1863, a train heading east neared Clinton, Mississippi, and found the tracks ahead destroyed.
The American Battlefield Trust's downloadable map of the May 16, 1863 Battle of Champion Hill, the decisive battle of Ulysses S. Grant's campaign to capture Vicksburg, Mississippi.
He was wounded May 16, 1863, at the battle of Champion Hill, south of Vicksburg, Mississippi. His letter on page 102 was written as he lay dying in the field hospital. John Hiatt died of his wounds on June 7, 1863. click for more >>>.
