Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
U ☆ S Battery E
2D U.S. Artillery
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017
1. U ☆ S Battery E Marker
9th Corps Army of the Tennessee
Served with the corps on the exterior
line near Milldale and at Oak Ridge
from June 17 to the end of the siege
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 17, 1863.
Location. 32° 22.517′ N, 90° 49.898′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Grant Avenue 0.2 miles south of Grant Circle, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Grant 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 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: Illinois 48th Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Illinois 18th Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Nathan Kimball (within shouting distance of this marker); Illinois 29th Infantry. [Detachment.] (within shouting distance of this marker); Wm. Sooy Smith (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Robert B. Potter (about 400 feet away); Rhode Island 7th Infantry (about 400 feet away); U S Missouri (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.
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2. Samuel Nicoll Benjamin, recipient of the Medal of Honor.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017
3. U ☆ S Battery E Marker along Grant Avenue.
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 249 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 14, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
