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

U.S. Logan's Approach

 
 
<small>U.S. </small> Logan's Approach Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017
1. U.S. Logan's Approach Marker
Inscription. Beginning of Logan's approach to the Confederate Third Louisiana Redan. Work on it commenced, May 26, 1863, in charge of Capt. A. Hickenlooper, Chief Engineer, 17th Army Corps.
 
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 26, 1863.
 
Location. 32° 21.543′ N, 90° 50.412′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Union Avenue 0.6 miles 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: Wexford Lodge (Shirley House) (within shouting distance of this marker); Manning F. Force Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Standing Guard at Jackson Road (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); U.S. 11th Battery, (about 300 feet away); U.S. Battery G, (about 300 feet away); Art That Honors (about 400 feet away); Mortimer D. Leggett (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Mine Explosion (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.
 
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Also see . . .  Logan's Approach (Jackson Road Attack) photos. (Submitted on November 5, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
 
Additional keywords. U.S. Logan's Approach
 
<small>U.S. </small> Logan's Approach marker and redan. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017
2. U.S. Logan's Approach marker and redan.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 469 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
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