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

U.S. Battery F,

2D Missouri Light Artillery;

— 1st Div.; 15th Corps; Army of the Tennessee. —

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

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

1. U.S. Battery F, Marker

Inscription.
Capt. Clemens Landgraeber.
The battery served two 12-pounder howitzers and four James rifles in a battery, not in the park and about 15 yards West of this tablet, from May 19 to the end of the siege, July 4, 1863. Aggregate reported casualties in battery during the campaign and siege: killed 1, wounded 1, total 2.

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° 22.561′ N, 90° 51.923′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Union Avenue, on the right when traveling south. 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: U.S. 8th Battery, (within shouting distance of this marker); The USS Cairo (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Officers' Quarters - USS Cairo (about 300 feet away); Paddle Wheel - USS Cairo (about 300 feet away); The Skylights (about 400 feet away); Wheelhouse - USS Cairo (about 400 feet away); Steering an Ironclad - USS Cairo (about 400 feet away); U.S.S. Cairo Engine and Boilers (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Regarding U.S. Battery F,. This unit was attached to Major General Frederick Steele's and Brigadier General John M. Thayer's 1st Division, of Major General's William T. Sherman's and Frederick Steele's XV Army Corps, and commanded by Captain Clemens Landgraeber.

Additional keywords. U.S. Battery F,

View of marker looking west towards the Yazoo River, with the USS Cairo exhibit just below. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

2. View of marker looking west towards the Yazoo River, with the USS Cairo exhibit just below.

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 318 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.