Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Indiana 6th Battery Light Artillery
1st Division 16th Corps
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017
1. Indiana 6th Battery Light Artillery Marker
Served on the exterior line in the
vicinity of Haynes' Bluff and
at Oak Ridge from about June 12,
to the end of the siege, July 4.
Erected by the State of Indiana.
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 12.
Location. 32° 22.586′ N, 90° 50.221′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Sherman Circle east of Sherman Loop, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Sherman Circle, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wisconsin Sixteenth Infantry (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Milton Montgomery (about 600 feet away); George W. Neely (about 700 feet away); U.S. Detached for Service on Gunboats; (about 700 feet away); U.S. Detached for Service on Gunboats (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named U.S. Detached for Service on Gunboats; (about 700 feet away); Elias S. Dennis (about 700 feet away); Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi, May 1. (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.
Regarding Indiana 6th Battery Light Artillery. Monument located at Sherman Circle. This unit was attached to Brigadier General William Sooy Smith's 1st Division, Major General Cadwallader C. Washburn's XVI Army Corps (Detachment) and was commanded by Captain Michael Mueller.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017
2. Indiana 6th Battery Light Artillery Monument
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 347 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
