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Location | : | Chunky, Newton County, USA |
Coordinate | : | 32.3185100, -88.9720900 |
Description | : | On the night of Feb. 19, 1863 a troop train that left Meridian, Mississippi carrying Confederate soldiers to help bolster and fortify the garrison at Vicksburg before the siege wrecked and plunged into Chunky Creek. The wreck occurred at the railroad bridge 1/2 mile upstream of the confluence of Chunky Creek and Potterchitto Creek that form the Chunky River. The bridge had shifted from debris pushed against the pilings due to heavy rains which caused the train to derail. Some of the soldiers bodies were recovered from the waters and said to be buried along the right of... Read More |
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Chunky Creek Confederate Cemetery is located at Chunky, Newton County ,Mississippi ,USA.
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Latitude: 32.3185100
Longitude: -88.9720900
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