The Oxford Eagle | Yankees invade Oxford during Christmas 1862

Historian Jack Lamar Mayfield writes this week about the invasion of Oxford by Union forces just before Christmas in 1862. (December 10, 2010, Page 2B)

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Published: December 10, 2010

Writer: Jack Lamar Mayfield

Names: Abraham Lincoln, Jacob Thompson, Sylvanus Cadwallader, U.S. Grant, William T. Sherman, William Turner

Places: Lafayette County Courthouse, Vicksburg, Yocona River

Tags: Christmas 1862, Civil War, Confederates, invasion of Oxford, Union forces, Yankees

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