(3-05) Big Black Battlefield. The Confederate defense was about 1800 yards long and ran north and south. The left flank was anchored on the Big Black River and the right flank anchored on Gin Lake, south of the railroad tracks. Old US-80 runs east and west through the center of the Confederate defense. View is looking northeast across the center of the Confederate defense
 
Panorama from Union perspective (Old US-80 approximately 1/2 mile east of Confederate defense)

(3-95) Big Black Battlefield. East view from point near the center of the Confederate defense
 
Panorama of Confederate defense north of Old US-80

(3-95) Big Black Battlefield. View looking northwest toward the center of the Confederate defense, which was west of the slough in the background
 
Panorama from Old US-80 near above camera position

(3-95) Big Black Battlefield. View looking northeast from the lagoon in photo above. The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (wartime Southern Railroad of Mississippi) is in background