Egypt in Chickasaw County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Egypt Station

By Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017 1. Egypt Station Marker

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Egypt Station. . During a raid in the winter of 1864-65, Union Brig. Gen. Benjamin Grierson's cavalry encountered Confederates at Egypt Station on the Mobile & Ohio R.R. The Confederate force included a large number of former Union prisoners of war released on condition that they fight for the Confederate army. During the battle, fought on December 28, 1864, some 500 Confederates were captured, including the former Union soldiers. The rest of the Confederate defenders withdrew to the south, while Grierson turned west.

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By Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017 2. View of Egypt Station Marker looking northerly.

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(Submitted on August 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

By Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017 3. The view from the marker at intersection of U.S. Highway 45 Alt and County Road 406.

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