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Skirmish at Rocky Creek
MS 588, Ellisville,
MS,
USA
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Mississippi State
Historical Marker |
Near this site on June 25, 1863, a small group of Confederate soldiers and civilians, under the command of Lt. W.M. Wilson of the 43rd Tennessee Infantry, defeated a detachment of the 5th Illinois Cavalry. During the skirmish, the entire 40 man Union force, on a raid to disrupt the railroads, was killed wounded or captured.
Last updated: 6/17/2009 10:15:00 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy
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