(3-05) Road (behind closed gate) used on the morning of Dec. 29 by Hovey's and Thayer's brigades as they advanced toward Chickasaw Bluffs. Barely visible behind the trees at right is Chickasaw Bayou

(3-05) Chickasaw Bayou near the road in previous photo. The view is looking south toward Chickasaw Bluffs

(3-05) Site of Mrs. Lake's cotton gin where Confederates first fired upon advancing Union troops on Dec. 26

(3-07) Site of Mrs. Anne E. Lake's plantation house. Sherman established his headquarters here on December 28, 1862