Headnote
PORT GIBSON, c. h., p. v., seat of justice of Claiborne co., Miss., 72 ms. S. W. of Jackson; from W. 1,082 ms. Watered by Pierre Bayou. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Claiborne County, MS

Port Gibson, Mississippi (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
PORT GIBSON, c. h., p. v., seat of justice of Claiborne co., Miss., 72 ms. S. W. of Jackson; from W. 1,082 ms. Watered by Pierre Bayou.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 298.
Birthplace of
Date Title
New York Times, “Escape of Negroes,” December 12, 1857
John A. McClernand to Abraham Lincoln, May 29, 1863
Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses Simpson Grant, July 13, 1863
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