Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Ohio
Forty Eighth Regiment
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2017
1. Ohio Marker
farthest advance of the
Forty Eighth Regiment
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
in the assault of May 22, 1863.
Erected by the State of Ohio.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 22, 1863.
Location. 32° 20.519′ N, 90° 51.341′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Confederate Avenue 0.2 miles west of Union Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Confederate Avenue, 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. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: U.S. Carr's Approach. (a few steps from this marker); Lawler's Brigade; Assault, May 22, 1863. (within shouting distance of this marker); The Railroad Redoubt. (within shouting distance of this marker); Landram's Brigade; Assault, May 22, 1863. (within shouting distance of this marker); Illinois. 77th Infantry. (within shouting distance of this marker); C.S. Alabama Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Iowa 21st Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Iowa (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.
Regarding Ohio. During early 1863, the 48th Regiment participated in the Union's advance on Vicksburg. The 48th fought in the Battles of Magnolia Hills, Champion Hill, and, on May 23, 1863, in an assault on Confederate forces in the rear of Vicksburg. On June 25, the regiment launched another assault on a portion of the Southern lines. While the 48th did not drive the Confederates from their positions, the assault placed
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2017
2. Ohio Marker at the Railroad Redoubt (Tour Stop # 13)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 307 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
