BGuthrie Photos: MS -- Port Gibson

MS -- Port Gibson:

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. PTGIB_130523_021.JPG: Port Gibson: Incorporated in 1811, Port Gibson was first settled by Samuel Gibson, who acquired property along Bayou Pierre from the Spanish in 1788. First known as Gibson's Landing, Port Gibson, selected as the Claiborne Bounty seat in 1803, had the state's first library, chartered in 1818, and the second newspaper in Mississippi.
2. PTGIB_130523_027.JPG: Port Gibson Historic Tour First Presbyterian Church 609 Church. 1859-60 Romanesque Revival. This church with the hand pointing to heaven is the most famous building in Claiborne County. The original hand of gilded wood was carved by young Daniel Foley.
3. PTGIB_130523_051.JPG: Windsor Ruins: Smith Coffee Daniell II, a successful cotton planter, completed construction of Windsor in 1861. Daniell owned 21,000 acres of plantation land in Louisiana and Mississippi. Ironically, he died in April 1861, only weeks after completing his mansion. His wife and children continued to live at Windsor but were left to suffer the loss of much of the family's holdings during the Civil War. Windsor's basic style was Greek Revival but with added details borrowed from Italianate and Gothic architecture. The house contains 23 rooms, with an above-ground basement, two residential floors, and an attic. The ell-shaped extension on the east side, attached to a single row of columns extending from the main square, contained the kitchen, pantry, and dining room. Rainwater stored in large tanks in the attic supplied two bathrooms. A cupola, from which the Mississippi River could be viewed, was centered on top of the roof. The mansion survived the Civil War only to be destroyed by accidental fire on February 17, 1890. All was lost except for the columns and the ironwork. One flight of metal stairs from Windsor is now installed at Oakland Chapel on the campus of nearby Alcorn State University. All of the Daniell family's photographs and drawings of the mansion were lost in the fire. In 1991, a historian discovered a drawing of Windsor sketched in 1863 by a Union soldier in Major General Ulysses S. Grant's army... Descendants of the Daniell family donated Windsor Ruins to the State of Mississippi in 1974. Today the site is administered by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
4. PTGIB_130523_185.JPG: Bethel Church: c. 1845. Greek Revival. The original congregation of the Bethel Presbyterian Church, organized in 1826 under the direction of Dr. Jeremiah Chamberlain, constructed this building in the mid 1840s. On the interior, ornamentation is completely lacking. The use of pilasters on the exterior is an interesting feature as are the simplified hood moulds, normally found only on Gothic Revival buildings. Renovations have occurred over the years and the original slave gallery has been removed. A tornado destroyed the sharply pointed steeple.
5. PTGIB_130523_199.JPG: Battle of Port Gibson -- Grant's March: The Battle of Port Gibson was one of the turning points of the War between the States, since this defeat of the Confederates led to the capture of Vicksburg. This strategic battle was fought eight miles east of Bethel Church on May 1, 1863. When Confederates under Brig. Gen. J.S. Bowen repulse the Union navy at Grand Gulf, Major Gen. U.S. Grant landed his troops on the Louisiana side and marched them down river. The Union forces were brought across by Rear Admiral D.D. Porter's troop transports, landing at Bruinsburg. This was the largest amphibious landing of troops prior to World War II. Brought were only enough horses to pull the artillery. A portion of the troops turned left following the road past Windsor, but the bulk turned right coming to Bethel Church, and turning east here. As the long column tramped down this road, many officers were on foot. Supplies were piled on all sorts of wagons and carriages for the surprise march on the Confederates.
6. PTGIB_130523_205.JPG: Battle of Port Gibson -- The Battle: Confederate General Martin Green had posted his brigade near Magnolia Church with an outpost at the A.K. Shaifer House. Shortly after midnight, Green rode forward to check on his pickets. The General found Mrs. Shaifer and the ladies frantically piling their household effects on a wagon. Green assured the women that there was no hurry; the Yankees could not possibly arrive before daybreak. Hardly had Green spoken before there was a crash of musketry. The ladies quickly departed for Port Gibson, leaving household effects behind. Outnumbered by Federal forces, the Confederates withdrew from position after position. About dark on May 1, 1863, the Confederates retreated through Port Gibson. After crossing the suspension bridge over Little Bayou Pierre, the Confederates burned it. On May 2, the "Stars and Stripes" were raised over the Claiborne County Courthouse. While Union engineers constructed a raft-bridge across the stream, the Union troops took a welcomed break. Churches, inns, and houses were turned into hospitals to shelter the hundreds of wounded "Yanks" and "Rebs". Union victory at the battle of Port Gibson secured Grant's bridgehead east of the Mississippi River.
Wikipedia Description: Port Gibson, Mississippi
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Port Gibson is a city in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,840 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Claiborne County.

History:

Chartered as a town on March 12, 1803, Port Gibson is Mississippi's third oldest settlement, being occupied in 1729. Port Gibson was the site of several clashes during the American Civil War and was important during Ulysses S. Grant's Vicksburg Campaign. The Battle of Port Gibson occurred on May 1st, 1863 and resulted in the deaths of over 200 Federal and Confederate soldiers. The battle was an important turning point in the Confederate's ability to hold Mississippi and defend against an amphibious attack.

Port Gibson has many historic buildings including the Windsor Ruins which have appeared in several motion pictures. Many of Port Gibson's historic buildings survived the Civil War because Grant believed the city too beautiful to be burned.
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