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

U.S. Battery E,

1st Illinois Light Artillery;

— 3D Div.; 15th Corps: Army of the Tennessee. —

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

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

1. U.S. Battery E, Marker

Inscription.
Lieut. John A. Fitch;
Capt. Allen C. Waterhouse.

A detachment of the battery served one 30-pounder Parrott rifle in this position, Battery Jenny, from about June 5 to June 22, 1863, when the battery moved with the 1st and 3D Brigades of its division to Bear Creek, on the exterior line.

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 June 5, 1863.

Location. 32° 22.245′ N, 90° 50.495′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It can be reached from Union Avenue. Located at tour stop #5, Stockade Redan Attack. 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

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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: "This is Murder!" (a few steps from this marker); Dash of Courage (within shouting distance of this marker); Ohio Thirtieth Infantry; (within shouting distance of this marker); Ohio Thirty Seventh Infantry; (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Ewing's Approach. (within shouting distance of this marker); Buckland's Brigade; Assaults, May 19 and May 22, 1863. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ohio Ninety Fifth Regiment (about 300 feet away); Iowa 2nd Battery (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Additional keywords. U.S. Battery E,

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

2. U.S. Battery E, Marker

Marker can be seen in far background, under the tree. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

3. Marker can be seen in far background, under the tree.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 325 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 7, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.