Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
James R Slack
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2017
1. James·R·Slack· Marker
Commanding·Second·Brigade·
12th Division–13th Corps·
April·9 – Jvly·4·1863·
Erected 1912 by Adolph A. Weinman.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 32° 20.144′ N, 90° 51.577′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Union Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Union 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Iowa 24th Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Iowa 28th Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); William T. Rigby (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Indiana Company C, 1st Cavalry (about 300 feet away); U.S. 2D Battery, (about 300 feet away); Brig. Gen. Edward D. Tracy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Edward D. Tracy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wisconsin Twenty-Ninth Infantry (approx. Ľ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.
More about this marker. The cost of the monument was donated by the sculptor, Adolph A. Weinman.
Also see . . . Wikipedia article on James R. Slack.
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Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2017
2. View north, on Union Avenue, from monument.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2017
3. James·R·Slack· Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 347 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 24, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
