December 5, 1862: General Ulysses S. Grant’s troops camped on the Square in Oxford, Mississippi Civil War Local History December 5, 1862: General Ulysses S. Grant’s troops camped on the Square in Oxford, Mississippi Newt Rayburn December 5, 2012 December 5, 1862. If you were on the Square in Oxford, Mississippi, this is what you would... Read More Read more about December 5, 1862: General Ulysses S. Grant’s troops camped on the Square in Oxford, Mississippi