Editing Quitman, Mississippi (section)

==History==
Quitman was established in 1839 and named as the county seat.<ref name="The City of Quitman Mississippi"/>

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], a hospital built with funds raised in [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]] and [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], among other places, was built there for the care of [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] soldiers from [[Texas in the American Civil War|Texas]]. Originally staffed by Louis Bryan with supplies purchased in Mexico, he was joined, and later supplanted, by Enos Bonney, a surgeon from Enterprise, Mississippi, who stayed until the hospital was burned down.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}<!-- Consider this source https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68735032/enos-thompson-bonney -->  Though it cared for troops from any state, the hospital was colloquially known as "The Texas Hospital."  Wounded soldiers from the [[Second Battle of Corinth]], [[Battle of Iuka]], [[Battle of Jackson, Tennessee]], and more local engagements, as well as those suffering from wartime diseases, were treated at the hospital. A cemetery was established adjacent to the hospital for those who succumbed to disease or wounds. 
[[File:Confederate Cemetery.png|thumb|The Confederate Cemetery as of 2022]]

During [[William Tecumseh Sherman|General Sherman]]'s [[Meridian Campaign]], Brigadier General Walter Q. Gresham, Commander of the Third Brigade, Fourth Division, [[XVII Corps (Union Army)|17th Army Corps]], was detached and sent to Quitman to destroy bridges crossing the Chickasawhay river and through Alligator Swamp, as well as any other infrastructure that could be of any use to the Confederacy.<ref>Sherman's Forgotten Campaign, M. Bearss</ref> The force arrived at Quitman and proceeded to burn the town jail, courthouse, various stores, the railroad depot, and the Methodist Church, which was being used as a hospital.<ref>No.33 Report of Brig. General Walter Q. Gresham, Official Records of the War of the Rebellion Volume XXXII/1 p. 247</ref>  Troops then burned down the entire Texas Hospital complex, which included two main buildings as well as twelve to fifteen barracks. The hospital was never rebuilt.<ref>{{cite book |title=Military History of Mississippi, 1803 - 1898: taken from the Official and statistical register of the State of Mississippi, 1908 |first=Dunbar |last=Rowland |pages=494–498 |publisher=Reprint Co. |location=Spartanburg, South Carolina |orig-year=1908 |year=1978 |isbn=978-0871522665}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Texas Hospital & Confederate Cemetery Quitman, Mississippi, February 17, 1864 |date=May 30, 2003 |url=https://civilwarhome.com/texashospital.html |first=Wayne C. |last=Bengston |access-date=July 18, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMTY1R_Confederate_Memorial_Cemetery_Quitman_MS |title=Confederate Memorial Cemetery in Quitman, MS |work=Waymarking, Veteran Cemeteries |date=January 21, 2017|access-date=July 19, 2021}}</ref>

Quitman was officially recognized by the Mississippi Legislature on February 13, 1839, and was named for the second Chancellor of the State, Gen. [[John A. Quitman]], a strongly pro-slavery politician, leading [[Fire-Eaters|Fire Eater]], veteran of the [[Mexican–American War]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quitman|url=http://visitclarkecounty.com/attractions/quitman/ |access-date=June 9, 2020 |work=Visit Clarke County |language=en-US}}</ref>