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

Iowa 5th Infantry

3D Brig. 7th Div. 17th Corps

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2017

1. Iowa 5th Infantry Marker

Inscription.
Assault May 22 1863
(Afternoon position)
Casualties
Killed 2 wounded 16 total 18

Erected by the State of Iowa.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 22, 1863.

Location. 32° 20.643′ N, 90° 51.196′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Clay Street 0.2 miles west of Union Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Clay Street, 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: U S Missouri 26th Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Boomer's Brigade: Assault, May 22, 1863. (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Chicago Mercantile Battery; (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); U.S. 1st Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery; (about 500 feet away); Indiana 8th Infantry (about 500 feet away); U.S. 1st Battery, (about 600 feet away); Benton's Brigade: Assault, May 22, 1863 (about 600 feet away); Burbridge's Brigade: Assault, May 22, 1863 (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Regarding Iowa 5th Infantry.

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This unit was attached to Colonel George B. Boomer's (killed 22 May 1863) 3rd Brigade of Brigadier General's Isaac F. Quinby & John E. Smith's 7th Division, Major General James B. McPherson's XVII Army Corps and was commanded by Lt. Colonel Ezekiel S. Sampson; Later the regiment was attached to Brigadier General Charles L. Matthies Brigade of Brigadier General John McArthur's Provisional Division, Major General Cadwallader C. Washburn's XVI Army Corps (Detachment) on Major General William T. Sherman's exterior line and was commanded by Colonel Jabez Banbury.

Marker on far right near the Anshe Chesed Cemetery. image. Click for full size.

2. Marker on far right near the Anshe Chesed Cemetery.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2017

3. Iowa 5th Infantry Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 281 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 25, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.