Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
U☆S 1st Battalion 13th U.S. Infantry
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017
1. U☆S 1st Battalion 13th U.S. Infantry Marker
Capt. Edward C. Washington
Capt. Charles Ewing
Capt. Charles C. Smith
1st Brig. 2D Div. 15th Corps
Casualties
Assault May 19 1863
Killed 21 wounded 49 total 70
Capt. Edward C. Washington and Lieut. Justus A. Boies
mortally wounded
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° 22.164′ N, 90° 50.432′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Union Avenue, 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.
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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: U S Missouri (a few steps from this marker); Giles A. Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); West Virginia 15th Army Corps (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, (within shouting distance of this marker); 47th Ohio Infantry Regimental Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hugh Ewing (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017
2. Marker in background, looking north on Union Avenue just short of Old Graveyard Road.
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 272 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
