Confederate Brig. Gen. J. C. Tappan's Arkansas brigade marched through Tulip on May 22, 1863, on its way to northeast Louisiana as part of an 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.