Confederate Maj. Gen. John Walker's Texas Divison camped near Monticello on the night of April 27, 1863. The division marched through the town the next day on its way to northeast Louisiana as part of the effort to relieve Federal pressure on Vicksburg.

This site has local significance because it is associated with military activities and events that achieved or affected important local objectives of the Vicksburg campaign.

The site would be documented. Onsite interpretation and connecting the site to the Vicksburg Heritage Coalition is encouraged.