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

U.S. 3D Battery,

Ohio Light Artillery;

— 3D Div.; 17th Corps; Army of the Tennessee. —

<small>U.S.</small> 3D Battery, Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

1. U.S. 3D Battery, Marker

Inscription.
Capt. William S. Williams.
The battery served two 6-pounder guns and four James rifles in this position from about May 25 to June 6, when one of the 6-pounder guns was moved to an advanced battery on right of Jackson Road. The other pieces were served in this position to the end of the siege, July 4, 1863. The battery fired 3521 rounds of ammunition during the siege.

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 25, 1863.

Location. 32° 21.282′ N, 90° 50.451′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Union Avenue 0.3 miles east of Pemberton Road, on the left when traveling north. Located at Tour Stop #1, Battery De Golyer. 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: Overwhelming Firepower (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. 3rd Div. 17th Corps Army of the Tennessee (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Battery L. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); U.S. Yost's Independent Ohio Battery;

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(about 400 feet away); U.S. 6th Battery, (approx. 0.2 miles away); 93rd Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Isaac F. Quinby (approx. ¼ mile away); The Surrender Interview Site (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Additional keywords. U.S. 3D Battery,

View past marker towards former park museum & headquarters (ca. 1937) on right in distance. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

2. View past marker towards former park museum & headquarters (ca. 1937) on right in distance.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 293 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.