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

U S Headquarters 16th Corps (Detachment)

Army of the Tennessee

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

1. U S Headquarters 16th Corps (Detachment) Marker

Inscription.
Maj. Gen. Cadwallader C. Washburn
In the vicinity of Haynes' Bluff
from June 8 to July 4 1863

Erected by the U.S. Government.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 8, 1863.

Location. 32° 22.645′ N, 90° 50.021′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It can be reached from Grant Circle north of Grant Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Grant 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 States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Grant’s Headquarters (a few steps from this marker); Assault on the Confederate Line of Defense, May 22. (within shouting distance of this marker); Assault on the Confederate Line of Defense, May 19. (within shouting distance of this marker); Siege Operations, May 23-July 4. (within shouting distance of this marker); Massachusetts Tribute to the 29th, 35th and 36th Regiments Volunteer Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Champion's Hill, Mississippi, May 16. (within shouting distance of this marker); Ulysses S. Grant (within shouting distance of this marker); Engagement at Jackson, Mississippi, May 14. (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

View of marker looking west. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

2. View of marker looking west.

Marker is just to left of the path to the Pennsylvania Monument (background). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

3. Marker is just to left of the path to the Pennsylvania Monument (background).

Union Major General Cadwallader Colden Washburn image. Click for full size.

Public domain (Public Domain)

4. Union Major General Cadwallader Colden Washburn

General Washburn was stationed at Vicksburg during the siege. After the Civil War he started a grain milling company. He entered his flour in the international millers'competition and won the "Gold Medal". Washburn renamed his flour "Gold Medal Flour" which is still being sold today. After selling the Washburn, Crosby Milling Company, which later became General Mills, he was elected Governor of Wisconsin in 1872.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 346 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 14, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.