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REMEMBERING THE BATTLE OF RAYMOND
REMEMBERING THE BATTLE OF RAYMOND--- Pictured above is the battlefield in Raymond, MS, 163 Years Later. The Battle of Raymond, fought on May 12, 1863, was a pivotal Union victory during the Vicksburg Campaign. Union...
REMEMBERING THE BATTLE OF RAYMOND--- Pictured above is the battlefield in Raymond, MS, 163 Years Later. The Battle of Raymond, fought on May 12, 1863, was a pivotal Union victory during the Vicksburg Campaign. Union Major General James B. McPherson's XVII Corps defeated a smaller Confederate force led by Brigadier General John Gregg, securing a vital route to Jackson, Mississippi, and bolstering General U.S. Grant's strategy to isolate Vicksburg. (GAZETTE photo by Kara Culpepper)