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

47th Ohio Infantry Regimental Monument

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

1. 47th Ohio Infantry Regimental Monument

Inscription.
Ohio

Forty Seventh Infantry;
Col. Augustus C. Parry.
3rd Brig.; 2D Div.; 15th Corps.

Erected by the State of Ohio.

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

Location. 32° 22.222′ N, 90° 50.435′ 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 and monument 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

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hugh Ewing (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Battery B, (within shouting distance of this marker); Illinois Battery H, (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Battery H, (within shouting distance of this marker); Ohio Thirty Seventh Infantry; (within shouting distance of this marker); Giles A. Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); West Virginia 15th Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Dash of Courage (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Regarding 47th Ohio Infantry Regimental Monument. This unit was attached to Brigadier General Hugh Ewing's 3d Brigade, of Major General Francis P. Blair's 2d Division, Major General's William T. Sherman's and Frederick Steele's XV Army Corps, and commanded by Colonel Augustus C. Parry.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

2. 47th Ohio Infantry Regimental Monument

47th Ohio Infantry Regimental Monument (reverse) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

3. 47th Ohio Infantry Regimental Monument (reverse)

Due to weathering, the inscription is barely readable.

This monument is in far distance on right side of road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

4. This monument is in far distance on right side of road.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 589 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 19, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.