Jackson's military road

[Fisher-]

I'm trying to pin point the location of Jackson's road around sims road and James street in Forrest county any tips or hints would be great! Maybe I can return the favor with some info

 

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[Tom Bigbee]

I have always been interested in the Military Rd. ... I have some maps at home, let me check. I am at work right now. I live in Lowndes County MS.

 

[Fisher-]

Any luck with the maps

 

[45th_Johnny]

Fisher, I had posted those maps on one of the forums, let me check. If this does not help, let me know.

 

[Fisher-]

Almost a bingo there. That's a little to far west. The pearl river on the bottom right of the map is Columbia. Which during that time is was Columbus. I would probably be able to get a full nights sleep if you had more!

 

[45th_Johnny]

Sorry, none of the old maps have anything to do with that area. The larger state CW maps have nothing on Columbia or Columbus, Mississippi. You could try the County Tax Assessor's Office. Or the Clerk of Court.

 

[Tom Bigbee]

Is there a certain section of the road you are interested in?

 

[45th_Johnny]

Fisher: Try hear for old state maps.
Historical Maps of Mississippi

 

[45th_Johnny]

Fisher: Can you be a little more specific, as to just what you are looking, like the Jackson road to Columbus. As I understand all the roads that lead to Jackson were Jackson Road, or Jackson to Wherever Road. Railroads were named like "Jackson Vicksburg Railroad." What county are looking for, if you do not want to give any specifics?

 

[Rebel - KGC]

General Andrew Jackson (War of 1812) or "Stonewall" Thomas Jackson (Civil War)...?

 

[longcut]

I think OP is looking for info on Andrew and his opening of the road to New Orleans .... Or not ....

 

[Tom Bigbee]

We may be thinking about 2 different roads here... Military Road was also called Jacksons Road and in some towns you probably have roads called Jacksons Rd. that have nothing to do with Military Road. Am I making any sense? The Military Road I'm talking about didn't go thru Forrest County.

 

[Rebel - KGC]

And Gen. "Stonewall" Thomas Jackson was NEVER "way down south", either (to my knowledge).

 

[45th_Johnny]

Andrew Jackson came from Florida along "The Old Spanish Trail", which is US 90. He is looking for an old road from Jackson, Mississippi, but going to where?

 

[Fisher-]

The road I'm looking for is the old federal road. There was no such county as Forrest county until 1908. It was perry county at the time. Andrew Jackson's topographical engineer "Major Howell B. Tatum" improved what at the time was the pony express mail route. Andrew Jackson came from Tennessee straight south to Columbia to a muster point on the pearl river seeking advise on how to defeat the British he met a man name skinner at fairly's landing on the chickasaway in green county that referd him to a revolutionary war hero that's who he acquired the idea of putting the mini balls behind the cannon balls. Now reading howell's journal you can follow the same route from Columbia to leaksville as general John wynn Davidson to to destroy the mobile and Ohio railroad to cut supplies off going to the confederate's I've found tons of stuff at fairly's landing and most of my finds have come from Moody's ferry on the leaf river. My best friend owns the property. But my delima is where the heck they crossed the leaf river after they camped at Enon. Hope this extra info helps others to understand what I'm looking for

 

[Fisher-]

And the war heroes name was called by gattlen

 

[45th_Johnny]

Is that the Columbia in Marion County, or the one that was North East of Jackson?

 

[45th_Johnny]

I am going to try finding all of Major Howell B. Tatum's maps. I should have those. https://archive.org/details/tatumsjournal00howerich

 

[45th_Johnny]

It says he crossed the Pearl river at Fords Ferry Landing. It is a east place to find.

 

[Tom Bigbee]

Now I fully understand and thanks for that extra info... I love doing research ( not that I will be able to help you with this particular matter) but I will do the best I can and will give you all of the info I can find, if I find any at all. Either here or by PM. Thanks Fisher and good luck! .....On a side note I would like to find places where the construction workers camped as they were building the Military Road and have read about one place North of Lowndes Co. I am still trying to pin down.