Jewell Hall was used as a hospital and barracks and this hill was fortified by Federal troops under Col. John Scott after their defeat at the Battle of Blue Mills Ferry, Sept. 17, 1861. A line of rifle pits was thrown up from the present location of Marston Hall, along the western contour of the hill, to the point now occupied by the President's home.

Marker can be reached from East Mississippi Street 0.1 miles east of North Jewell Street.

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