Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Iowa 2nd Battery
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017
1. Iowa 2nd Battery Marker
Lieut. Joseph R. Reed.
3D Div; 15th Corps.
Casualties:
In the engagement at Jackson,
May 14, 1863, wounded 1;
In the assault, May 22, wounded 3;
and during the siege,
killed 1, wounded 2, total 3.
Aggregate reported casualties in
battery during the campaign and
siege: killed 1, wounded 6, total 7.
Erected by the State of Iowa.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 14, 1863.
Location. 32° 22.298′ N, 90° 50.478′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Old Graveyard Road west of Union Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Old Graveyard Road, 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ohio Ninety Fifth Regiment (a few steps from this marker); Buckland's Brigade; Assaults, May 19 and May 22, 1863. (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Battery B, (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Ewing's Approach. (within shouting distance of this marker); Ohio Thirtieth Infantry; (within shouting distance of this marker); Dash of Courage (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); "This is Murder!" (about 300 feet away); U.S. Battery E, (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.
Regarding Iowa 2nd Battery. This unit was attached to Captain Nelson T. Spoor's Artillery Detachment of Brigadier General James M. Tuttle's 3rd Division, Major General's William T. Sherman's & Frederick Steel's XV Army Corps and was commanded by Lieutenant Joseph R. Reed.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017
2. View of monument along Old Graveyard Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
