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

U.S. Battery K,

2D Illinois Light Artillery;

— 4th Div.; 16th Corps; Army of the Tennessee. —

U.S. Battery K, Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

1. U.S. Battery K, Marker

Inscription. Capt. Benjamin F. Rodgers.
The battery served four James rifles in temporary positions on the investment line of its division from May 25. One section served two James rifles in this position from about June 22 to the end of the siege, July 4, 1863.

Erected by National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 25, 1863.

Location. 32° 19.353′ N, 90° 52.599′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Halls Ferry Road (Old U.S. 80) north of North Frontage Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3121 Halls Ferry Rd, Vicksburg MS 39180, 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 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.

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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: A different marker also named U.S. Battery K, (within shouting distance of this marker); All Saints Episcopal School (approx. 0.3 miles away); C.S. Company I, (approx. 0.3 miles away); States Rights Gist (approx. half a mile away); South Carolina Monument (approx. half a mile away); Evander McNair (approx. 0.9 miles away); C.S. Company C, (approx. 0.9 miles away); Marcus Bottom (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the James rifle. (Submitted on October 29, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

U.S. Battery K, Marker looking north on Halls Ferry Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

2. U.S. Battery K, Marker looking north on Halls Ferry Road.

View south from marker towards Interstate 20 interchange. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

3. View south from marker towards Interstate 20 interchange.

Two Model 1829 32-pounder siege and garrison guns rifled using the James method. image. Click for full size.

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4. Two Model 1829 32-pounder siege and garrison guns rifled using the James method.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 29, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.