Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Firing on the A.O. Tyler

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017

1. Firing on the A.O. Tyler Marker

Inscription. On January 13, 1861, the steamer A.O. Tyler, en route downriver to New Orleans, was fired on by militia sent to protect Vicksburg. The Tyler, which was later used as a U.S. timberclad gunboat, was searched and released. The firing on the Tyler, just four days after Mississippi's secession, was one of the first shots of the Civil War.

Erected 2003 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 13, 1861.

Location. 32° 21.085′ N, 90° 52.993′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It can be reached from Levee Street north of Clay Street. Located in the Catfish Row Art Park, next to the Mississippi levee. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 Levee Street, Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American

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South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Catfish Row (within shouting distance of this marker); "The Blues are the Roots, the Rest are the Fruits"-Willie Dixon (within shouting distance of this marker); President McKinley Visits the "Land of Cotton" (within shouting distance of this marker); The Nation's Most Destructive Flood (within shouting distance of this marker); Carr School (within shouting distance of this marker); The Steamer Sprague (within shouting distance of this marker); The Vicksburg & Queen of the West (within shouting distance of this marker); Brothers of the Sacred Heart (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Tyler.

The U.S.S. Tyler (formerly the merchant ship A.O. Tyler). image. Click for full size.

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2. The U.S.S. Tyler (formerly the merchant ship A.O. Tyler).

Artist's depiction of the USS Tyler. "Wash drawing by F. Muller, circa 1900, depicting Tyler anchored off shore, with two mortar rafts tied up to the river bank, in the Mississippi River area during the Civil War."

(Submitted on May 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Additional keywords. Firing on the A.O. Tyler

Firing on the <i>A.O. Tyler</i> Marker in the Catfish Row Art Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017

3. Firing on the A.O. Tyler Marker in the Catfish Row Art Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 602 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.