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

C.S. Johnston's Company,

Tennessee Heavy Artillery;

— River Batteries; Army of Vicksburg. —

<small>C.S.</small> Johnston's Company, Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2017

1. C.S. Johnston's Company, Marker

Inscription.
Capt. T.N. Johnston
A detachment of the company, under Lieut. P.R. Cousins, served one 7-inch Brooke's rifled gun in a position, not in the park, about 233 yards west of this tablet, from May 18 to June 28, 1863, when it was disabled by bursting. The gun was creditably handled in the engagement with the gunboat "Cincinnati", May 27, and shots from it probably disabled and sunk that gunboat.

Erected by National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is May 18, 1863.

Location. 32° 21.575′ N, 90° 52.626′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Fort Hill Road north of North Fort Hill Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Fort Hill Rd, 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 South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great

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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: C.S. Company C, (a few steps from this marker); C.S. Company D, (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); C.S. Company B, (about 700 feet away); C.S. Company A, (about 700 feet away); Dr. David D. Foote (approx. ¼ mile away); C.S. Tennessee Heavy Artillery; (approx. 0.3 miles away); Happy Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); Strong in Faith (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

Looking south on Fort Hill Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2017

2. Looking south on Fort Hill Road.

A 7-inch single-banded Brooke rifle captured aboard CSS Atlanta. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton

3. A 7-inch single-banded Brooke rifle captured aboard CSS Atlanta.

USS Cincinnati, circa 1862-63 photographed on the Western Rivers. image. Click for full size.

Public Domain

4. USS Cincinnati, circa 1862-63 photographed on the Western Rivers.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 2, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.