Jul 23  McPherson Dies on the Battlefield
Channel: Natchez National Historical Park
Date: 2016-07-23

Beau Biglane presents a Natchez History Minute about the death of Gen. James Birdseye McPherson during the Atlanta campaign of the Civil War. McPherson was the second-highest ranking Union officer to die on the field of battle. The Federal fortification in Natchez was named for him.