Re: Battle of Watson's Farm (Virginia?)
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Battle of Watson's Farm (Virginia?)
P.Fazzini 3/27/05
I found reference to action on an area called Watson's Farm but not in Virginia.It occurred in Mississippi.
http://www.angelfire.com/ms3/davidg33/deercrk.htmhttp://www.angelfire.com/ms3/davidg33/deercrk.htm
HEADQUARTERS FEATHERSTON'S BRIGADE,
Near Fort Pemberton, MISS. , April 3, 1863.
...On Wednesday [25th], the enemy was overtaken on Watson's farm, about 3 miles above Black Bayou....
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http://www.angelfire.com/ms2/33Miss/chapter2.htmhttp://www.angelfire.com/ms2/33Miss/chapter2.htm
The Steele's Bayou Campaign
..There was no contact with the Federals on the 23rd and 24th but the 33rd Mississippi did skirmish with the Federals at Watson's Farm about three miles above the Black Bayou junction with Deer Creek on 25 March 1863