Davis' Mills Battle Site

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]

Davis' Mills Battle Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Indian mound on the battlefield
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Location	Off MS 7, Michigan City, Mississippi
Coordinates	34°58′43″N 89°15′07″W
Area	16 acres (6.5 ha)
Built	1862 (1862)
NRHP reference No.	73001002[1]
Added to NRHP	October 2, 1973

The cavalry of the Confederate Army under Major General Earl Van Dorn attacked a Federal garrison commanded by W.H. Morgan^[3] 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]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Mississippi

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Davis' Mills Battle Site National Register of Historic Places nomination form, National Park Service
3. Foote, Shelby (1963). The beleaguered city. Random House. ISBN 0679601708.