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

U.S. 6th Battery,

Wisconsin Light Artillery

— 7th Div.; 17th Corps; Army of the Tennessee. —

<small>U.S.</small> 6th Battery, Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

1. U.S. 6th Battery, Marker

Inscription.
Capt. Henry Dillon;
Lieut. Samuel F. Clark.

The battery served its pieces in temporary positions near the Jackson Road from May 19 to about May 31. One section served two 12-pounder howitzers in this position from about May 31 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 19, 1863.

Location. 32° 21.252′ N, 90° 50.644′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Union Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Union Avenue, 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 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

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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: 93rd Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Isaac F. Quinby (approx. 0.2 miles away); U.S. 3rd Div. 17th Corps Army of the Tennessee (approx. 0.2 miles away); Overwhelming Firepower (approx. 0.2 miles away); U.S. Yost's Independent Ohio Battery; (approx. 0.2 miles away); U.S. 3D Battery, (approx. 0.2 miles away); George B. Boomer (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Surrender Interview Site (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Regarding U.S. 6th Battery,. The 6th Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery, was nicknamed the "Buena Vista Artillery."

Additional keywords. U.S. 6th Battery,

<small>U.S.</small> 6th Battery, Marker next to period gun. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

2. U.S. 6th Battery, Marker next to period gun.

View from marker looking north on Union Avenue. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

3. View from marker looking north on Union Avenue.

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 354 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 5, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.