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

U.S. Battery L.

2D Illinois Light Artillery;

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

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

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

1. U.S. Battery L. Marker

Inscription.
Capt. William H. Bolton.
The battery served four James rifles in this  position from about May 25 to the end of the siege  July 4, 1863, except that after about June 15, one  rifle, in charge of a daily detail including one officer, was served in an advanced position on the line  of rifle pits of Logan's division and at the left of  the Jackson Road, against the Confederate mortar  in rear of the left of Moore’s brigade. A covered  way was constructed from this advanced position to  the ravine in its rear. The battery fired 2368 rounds  of ammunition during the siege.

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° 21.329′ N, 90° 50.423′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Union Avenue 0.4 miles north of Pemberton 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 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. 3D Battery, (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Overwhelming Firepower

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(about 400 feet away); U.S. 3rd Div. 17th Corps Army of the Tennessee (about 500 feet away); U.S. Yost's Independent Ohio Battery; (about 700 feet away); U.S. 6th Battery, (approx. ¼ mile away); U.S. 11th Battery, (approx. ¼ mile away); U.S. Battery G, (approx. ¼ mile away); U.S. Logan's Approach (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Additional keywords. U.S. Battery L.

<small>U.S.</small> Battery L. Marker with the Louisiana Monument in far background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

2. U.S. Battery L. Marker with the Louisiana Monument in far background.

View from marker north on Union Avenue towards the Illinois Monument. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

3. View from marker north on Union Avenue towards the Illinois Monument.

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