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

U.S. Battery G,

2D Illinois Light Artillery;

— 3d Div.; 17th Corps; Army of the Tennessee. —

<small>U.S.</small> Battery G, Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

1. U.S. Battery G, Marker

Inscription.
Capt. Frederick Sparrestrom;
Lieut. John W. Lowell.

By a collision between the transports "Horizon"  and "Moderator", about 3 a.m., May 1, while the battery  was crossing the river to Bruinsburg, Mississippi,  the "Horizon" was sunk, two enlisted men were  drowned, the guns, the equipment and most of the  horses of the battery were lost. It was sent to  Memphis to refit, rejoined its command about June  30, and probably served four James rifles on the  line of Logan's Division from that date 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 these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is May 1, 1863.

Location. 32° 21.533′ N, 90° 50.35′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It can be reached from Union Avenue 0.6 miles north of Pemberton Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Union Avenue, Vicksburg MS 39183, United

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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,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: U.S. 11th Battery, (here, next to this marker); U.S. Logan's Approach (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wexford Lodge (Shirley House) (about 500 feet away); Manning F. Force Monument (about 600 feet away); Standing Guard at Jackson Road (about 600 feet away); Art That Honors (about 700 feet away); Mortimer D. Leggett (approx. ¼ mile away); U.S. Battery L. (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Additional keywords. U.S. Battery G,

Marker is the second blue on on the right. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

2. Marker is the second blue on on the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.