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. End of Logan’s approach to the Confederate Third Louisiana redan; carried to this point, June 22, and a gallery for a mine begun next day. The gallery carried 40 feet to the front and a mine at its head, charged with 2200 pounds of powder, fired about 3:30 p m., June 25. Another gallery was started from a covered gallery constructed in crater made by the explosion, and the mine at its head fired the afternoon of July 1.

Erected by National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant day of the year for for this entry is June 22.

Location. 32° 21.525′ N, 90° 50.645′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It can be reached from Old Jackson Road 0.2 miles west of Union Avenue. Located at the foot of the Third Louisiana Redan, Tour Stop 3. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Melancthon Smith (a few steps from this marker); Affair of the Crater; June 25-26, 1863. (a few steps from this marker); C.S. Appeal (Arkansas) Battery; (a few steps from this marker); Blasting Their Way (a few steps from this marker); Eugene Erwin

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(within shouting distance of this marker); C S Missouri (within shouting distance of this marker); Third Louisiana Redan, On Left of Jackson Road. (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrew Hickenlooper (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

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U.S. Logan's Approach Marker is to the far right image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

2. U.S. Logan's Approach Marker is to the far right

Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 711 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 5, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 2. submitted on November 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.