Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Confederate Dead Monument
1861 - 1865
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017
1. Confederate Dead Monument (Front)
Front
In Memory of the men, from all states of the South, who fell in the defense of Vicksburg during a siege of 47 days - May 18 to July 3, 1863. A defense unsurpassed in the annals of war for heroism, endurance of devotion, and patriotic devotion.
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"We care not whence they came, dear in their lifeless clay, whether unknown or known to fame, their cause and country still the same, they died - and they wore the gray."
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Right
Here rests some few of those who vainly brave died for the land they loved, but could not save.
Rear
Building Committee
Mrs. M.A. Stevens
Mrs. T.W. Preston
Mrs. F.J. Hoffman
D.A. Campbell
Left
Our dead are mourned forever through all the future ages. In history and in story their fame shall shine, their name shall twine; they need no greater glory, tenderly fall our tears over their lifeless clay here lie the dead who fought and bled and fell in garb of gray. Ours the fate of the vanquished whose heartaches never cease. Ours the tears, regrets and tears, their's the eternal peace.
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Erected 1893 by Vicksburg Confederate Cemetery Association.
Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
Location. 32° 21.982′ N, 90° 51.569′ W. Monument is in Vicksburg, Mississippi
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Regionally, this memorial monument is in Natchez Trace Corridor and in Greater Jackson. It is also in the American 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: Confederate Dead at Vicksburg Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); C.S.S. Arkansas (about 500 feet away); Soldiers Rest C.S.A. Cemetery (approx. Ό mile away); Lest We Forget (approx. 0.3 miles away); Johnston's Army (approx. 0.4 miles away); Randal W. MacGavock (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Adams (approx. 0.4 miles away); Tennessee (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.
Regarding Confederate Dead Monument. Full-length figure of a uniformed Confederate soldier stands on a pedestal on a tiered base. The figure wears a long coat, hat and mustache and holds his rifle in front of him, butt on the ground with both hands around the barrel. Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions: Sculpture: approximately: 8 x 2 x 1 ft.; Base: approximately: 14 x 4 x 4 ft.
Sculptor: A.A. Meneze
Fabricator: Hill City Marble Works
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017
2. Confederate Dead Monument (Right)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017
3. Confederate Dead Monument (Rear)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017
4. Confederate Dead Monument (Left)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017
5. View of Confederate Dead monument and graves.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017
6. Vicksburg Confederate Cemetery Association members.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 715 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
