Raymond: A Kaleidoscope of History

A series on the history of Raymond by Rebecca B. Drake, originally published in the Hinds County Gazette

The Kaleidoscope fascinates us all, and we watch - and wait - sometimes holding our breath, as the patterns of color continue to change with the passage of time.

• Establishment of Raymond as the Seat of Hinds County
• Raymond in the 1840s and 1850s
• Cooper's Well
• Pre-Civil War Hotels
• The Raymond Courthouse
• Railroads In Raymond
• Raymond's Early Churches
• The Battle Of Raymond
• Post Civil War Years
• Reconstruction
• The Turn Of The Century
• Restoring The Merchants & Planters Safe
• Raymond's Early Schools: Consolidated School, Agricultural High School And Junior College

Raymond History by Guest Writers

• Raymond: A History... 1821-1876, by Beth Ferguson Fike

Civil War Articles By Rebecca B. Drake, Originally Published In The Hinds County Gazette

Raymond In The Civil War

• Raymond Fencibles, Part I
• Raymond Fencibles, Part II
• Frederick C. Hibbard: Raymond Confederate Monument
• Frederick C. Hibbard: Master Sculptor
• The Hinds County Gazette
• The Hinds County Gazette Press - "Tears Would Have Fallen From its Eyes of Brass"
• Recollections Of The Battle Of Raymond, Letitia Dabney
• Recollections Of The Battle Of Raymond, Estelle Trichell
• Raymond Confederate Cemetery
• Old Port Gibson Road: Civil War Route To Raymond
• Willie Morris Dedicates Raymond Confederate Cemetery
• Historic Waverly Burns

Stories Related To The Battle Of Raymond

• Randal McGavock: Casualty During The Battle Of Raymond
• Randal McGavock: "Griffin, Take Care Of Me!"
• The Ties That Bind: McGavock And Griffin
• The Exploits of Patrick Griffin: "He Must Have Been Irish"
• The Exploits of Patrick Griffin: "Finding A Gold Mine"
• The Exploits of Patrick Griffin: "The Great Escape"
• Battle Of Raymond: The Boy Wore Gray, Part I
• Battle Of Raymond: The Boy Wore Gray, Part II, "Have You A Mother Or Father?"
• Frank James: Killed In The Battle Of Raymond
• Brothers Fight The Battle Of Raymond
• Burying A Brother: Victor And Howard Stevens
• Pvt. George John Yetter: The Final Letter
• E. T. Broughton: "Among the Missing"
• Texas Soldier Remembered
• Mary Garth Gregg: A Steel Magnolia
• General John Gregg: The End Of The Story
• A Misleading Headstone Leads To The Search For General Hiram B. Granbury (by Jane Embrose, descendant of the Granberry family)
• General Hiram B. Granbury/Granberry Genealogy (by Jane Embrose, descendant of the Granberry family)
• Civil War Diaries: Key To The Past

Civil War Stories

• Private Douglas Cater: Regiment Musician
• Music From The Trenches
• Windsor: Yankees Crash The Party
• The Champion Hill Story: "With Fire And Sword", The Diary Of Major S. M. H. Byers, 5th Iowa Infantry
• The Ultimate Grief: William T. Sherman
• Battle Of Champion Hill
• Battle Of Champion Hill - The Champion Family
• Dr. John Craven: The Confederate Patient
• Union Headquarters: The Lum House
• Leonidas "Fighting Bishop" Polk visits St. Mark's in Raymond, April 15, 1839

Pictures And Accounts Of Events In Raymond

News Of Past Events In Raymond

• Ring the Bell: Reviving an Old Tradition. Judge Bobby DeLaughter revives the tradition of ringing the Raymond courthouse bell to announce when court is in session.
• William Massengill Granberry, Last Confederate Veteran of Hinds County, honored on May 15, 2004.
• Raymond Water Tower Named Mississippi Landmark. Mississippi Landmark status was awarded by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History on October 8, 2003
• Jerry McWilliams, local artist, unveils the portrait of Colonel Randal McGavock: God's Own Gentleman. McGavock, commander of the 10th Tennessee Irish, was killed during the Battle of Raymond.
• Rebecca Drake Receives William D. McCain Publication Award. June 8th, 2002, the Mississippi Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans presented Rebecca Drake the McCain Literary Award for her contributions toward preserving Mississippi's Civil War history
• Parker Hills Delivers Keynote Address. June 8th, 2002, Parker Hills delivered the keynote address to the 105th Reunion of the Mississippi Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans
• Friends Of Raymond Elect New Officers
• In Their Own Words: Soldier's Tell The Story Of The Battle Of Raymond: Book Dedication
• A Place Called Raymond: Pictures from the 2000 Fall Pilgrimage, sponsored by Friends of Raymond, October 14, 2000
• Spirits From The Past: Pictures from the Spirits of the Past, sponsored by Friends of the Library, October 7, 2000
• Library Open House: Pictures of the Raymond Library Open House, October 1, 2000
• Raymond Featured In Farmer's Almanac: 1998 Re-enactment featured in the 2001 Edition of the Farmer's Almanac
• A Place Called Raymond: Pictures from the 1999 Fall Pilgrimage, sponsored by Friends of Raymond, October 7, 1999
• Somebody's Darling: Songs Of The Civil War, feature article by Rebecca Blackwell Drake as printed in the Hinds County Gazette on October 7, 1999. The article tells the history of the Bonnie Blue Flag as well as some of the other Civil War songs included in the CD, Somebody's Darling: Songs of the Civil War, by Lester Senter.
• Civil War Reenactment (Part 1): A Living History By Rebecca Drake, Reprinted from the Hinds County Gazette, Thursday, May 21, 1998
• Civil War Reenactment (Part 2): A Living History By Rebecca Drake, Reprinted from the Hinds County Gazette, Thursday, May 28, 1998
• Ribbon Cutting For Endangered Battlefield, Part I: Friends of Raymond dedicated the newly purchased core portion of the battlefield on November 28, 1998. Reprinted from the Hinds County Gazette.
• Ribbon Cutting For Endangered Battlefield, Part II
• The 34th Georgia Flag By Pvt. Jerry 0. Bishop, 34th GA, Reprinted from the Hinds County Gazette, Thursday, May 21, 1998