Mississippi 11th enters winter camp
Columnist Jack Mayfield takes us back to October 1863 at Bristoe Station during the Civil War. (November 28, 2013, Page 3B)
Early Lafayette County settlers include Dr. Felix Grundy Shipp
History columnist Jack Mayfield writes this week about Dr. Felix Grundy Shipp and his mansion built in southern Lafayette County. (August 16, 2013, Page 3B)
Mississippi 11th returns to Virginia
History columnist Jack Mayfield wraps up his series about the Battle of Gettysburg. (August 9, 2013, Page 3B)
‘Lord! War sho’ ain’t what it’s cracked up to be!’
History columnist Jack Lamar Mayfield finishes up his series on the Battle of Gettysburg. (August 2, 2013, Page 2B)
Gage, one of Gettysburg’s casualties
History columnist Jack Lamar Mayfield returns to Gettysburg and the death of former Ole Miss student and member of the University Greys, Jeremiah Gage. (July 19, 2013, Page 2B)
‘High watermark of the Confederacy’ comes in Rebel charge at Gettysburg
History columnist Jack Lamar Mayfield has us back in Gettysburg where the men of the Mississippi 11th face on the toughest battles during the Civil War. (July 12, 2013, Page 2B)
The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg
History columnist Jack Lamar Mayfield takes us back to the last day of one of the bloodiest battles for the Mississippi 11th during the Civil War. (July 5, 2013, Page 3B)
The great Battle of Gettysburg opens
Jack Mayfield continues telling us the history behind the Battle of Gettysburg and the involvement of the Mississippi 11th. (June 21, 2013, Page 2B)
A little hitch in his git-a-long
A few bullet wounds to his leg didn’t keep Confederate soldier Jeremiah Saunders Gage from making the trek from Virginia to Gettysburg. (June 7, 2013, Page 3B)
‘Boys, there are some of us crossing this river who will never cross again’
Oxford history columnist Jack Mayfield writes about the Mississippi 11th’s march from northern Virginia to the battlefields of Gettysburg. (May 31, 2013, Page 3B)
