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(1-01) West view of tree planted
by Mary Matilda (Montgomery) Champion before the Civil War |
(1-01) Champion Hill MB Church
Road taken
from the front steps of the church. The
view is looking north toward the modern Champion Hill Road. Wartime trace
of the Champion House Road is to the left in the trees |
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(1-01) South view of the Champion
House Road trace a
few yards south of the church |
(1-01) South view of junction of
Champion House Road and Jackson Road approximately 150 yards south of the
church. From here the Jackson Road trace leads to the base of
Champion Hill, which is beyond the trees in right background. Early
morning of May 16, 1863, an advanced Confederate patrol was positioned on
the knoll at left. At 0900 the patrol fired upon the Union advanced
cavalry guard passing by the Champion House |
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