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

U S Missouri

Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

1. U S Missouri Marker

Inscription.
15th Corps Second Division
Maj. Gen. Francis P. Blair

Tenth Cavalry Company C
Captain Daniel W. Ballou
Lieut. Benjamin Joel
Wounded 1

First Bridgade
Colonel Giles A. Smith

Sixth Infantry
Colonel James H. Blood
Lieut. Col. Ira Boutell
Colonel James H. Blood
Killed 5, wounded 38, total 43

Eighth Infantry
Lt. Col. David C. Coleman
Major Dennis T. Kirby
Lt. Col David C. Coleman
Killed 17, Wd. 59, Missing 1, Total 77

Erected by National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 32° 22.157′ N, 90° 50.422′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. Marker is on Union Avenue, 1½ miles north of Old Jackson Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Union Avenue, Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. U☆S 1st Battalion 13th U.S. Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Giles A. Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); West Virginia 15th Army Corps

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(within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Battery H, (within shouting distance of this marker); Illinois Battery H, (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Battery B, (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 47th Ohio Infantry Regimental Monument (about 400 feet away); Hugh Ewing (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

U S Missouri Marker looking north on Union Avenue. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

2. U S Missouri Marker looking north on Union Avenue.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 191 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.