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

U.S. Ewing's Approach.

<small>U.S.</small> Ewing's Approach. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

1. U.S. Ewing's Approach. Marker

Inscription. Beginning of Ewing's Approach to the Confederate Stockade Redan. Work on it begun, May 23, 1863, by details from his brigade and from 1st and 3D brigades, 3D Division, 15th 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 23, 1863.

Location. 32° 22.285′ N, 90° 50.479′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Old Graveyard Road 0.1 miles west of Union Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Old Graveyard Road, 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

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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: Buckland's Brigade; Assaults, May 19 and May 22, 1863. (here, next to this marker); Ohio Ninety Fifth Regiment (a few steps from this marker); Iowa 2nd Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Ohio Thirtieth Infantry; (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Battery B, (within shouting distance of this marker); Dash of Courage (within shouting distance of this marker); "This is Murder!" (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Battery E, (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Additional keywords. U.S. Ewing's Approach.

View from marker looking west on Old Graveyard Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

2. View from marker looking west on Old Graveyard Road.

Vacationers from a Mississippi River boat tour bus viewing the battlefield.

U.S. Ewing's Approach Marker behind another marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

3. U.S. Ewing's Approach Marker behind another marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 356 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 7, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.