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

Mississippi 1st Light Artillery

Company E

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2017

1. Mississippi 1st Light Artillery Marker

Inscription.
Capt. Newit J. Drew
Lieut. W.J. Duncan

Forney's Division

Engaed: Defense May 18 - July 4

Erected by the State of Mississippi.

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

Location. 32° 20.424′ N, 90° 51.53′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Confederate Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Confederate Avenue, Vicksburg MS 39180, 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

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Stephen Dill Lee (within shouting distance of this marker); C.S. Company E, (within shouting distance of this marker); Small Work on Line of Lee's Brigade. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); C.S. Vaiden (Mississippi) Battery; (about 300 feet away); C S Headquarters (about 500 feet away); Brig. Gen. Edward D. Tracy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Edward D. Tracy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Briefly Breaching the Line (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

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Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2017

2. Mississippi 1st Light Artillery Monument

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2017

3. Mississippi 1st Light Artillery Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 304 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 23, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.