Grierson's raiders burn trains and depot at Newton's Station
April 24, 1863, Newton, Mississippi.
- Date
- April 24, 1863
- Where
- Newton, Mississippi
- What happened
- Burned
- Event
- 62 of 174
Grierson's 1,700 troopers took Newton's Station on the railroad between Vicksburg and Jackson and set fire to two captured trains. They burned the depot and a building of uniforms and arms and tore up track as far as the Chunky River. Over the whole raid Grierson reported 50 to 60 miles of railroad destroyed.
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