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

U.S. Battery B,

1st Illinois Light Artillery;

— 2D Div.; 15th Corps: Army of the Tennessee. —

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

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

1. U.S. Battery B, Marker

Inscription.
Capt. Samuel E. Barrett;
Lieut. Israel P. Rumsey.

The battery, May 19, served four 6-pounder guns  and two 12-pounder howitzers on this ridge and  to the left of this tablet, which marks the  position of the right gun; the right and center  sections served their pieces on this ridge, May 20  and 21; the left section moved to an advanced  battery the morning of May 20 and returned to  this line the evening of May 21. The battery moved  to an advanced position the morning of May 22, 1863.

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 19, 1863.

Location. 32° 22.293′ N, 90° 50.392′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of Union Avenue and Old Graveyard Road, on the right when traveling north on Union Avenue. 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

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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. Battery H, (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Battery B, (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ohio Thirtieth Infantry; (about 400 feet away); Ohio Thirty Seventh Infantry; (about 400 feet away); Dash of Courage (about 400 feet away); Buckland's Brigade; Assaults, May 19 and May 22, 1863. (about 400 feet away); Iowa 2nd Battery (about 400 feet away); U.S. Ewing's Approach. (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Additional keywords. U.S. Battery B,

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.

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 307 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 7, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.