Chickasaw Bayou

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Chickasaw Bayou is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1] It is a tributary to the Yazoo River.

Stream A body of surface water flowing down a channel

A stream is a body of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. The stream encompasses surface and groundwater fluxes that respond to geological, geomorphological, hydrological and biotic controls.

U.S. state constituent political entity of the United States

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Mississippi State of the United States of America

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Chickasaw Bayou derives its name from the Chickasaw tribe. [2]

Chickasaw indigenous people of Southeastern Woodlands of the US

The Chickasaw are an indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands. Their traditional territory was in the Southeastern United States of Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee. Their language is classified as a member of the Muskogean language family and in the present day, they are organized as the federally recognized Chickasaw Nation.

The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou was fought near this stream in 1862. [3]

Battle of Chickasaw Bayou Battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, also called the Battle of Walnut Hills, fought December 26–29, 1862, was the opening engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign during the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton repulsed an advance by Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman that was intended to lead to the capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi.

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Chickasaw Nation federally recognized Native American nation

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chickasaw Bayou
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 22. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. ↑ "Chickasaw Bayou" . Retrieved 9 July 2019.

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