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

U S Missouri 26th Infantry

Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 24, 2017

1. U S Missouri 26th Infantry Marker

Inscription.
Assault May 22, 1863
Afternoon position
Killed 5, wounded 5, total 10
Col. George B. Boomer,
commanding brigade, killed

Erected by the State of Missouri.

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° 20.639′ N, 90° 51.198′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Iowa 5th 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 500 feet away); Benton's Brigade: Assault, May 22, 1863 (about 600 feet away); U.S. Carr's Approach (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

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This unit was attached to Colonels George B. Boomer's (killed 22 May 1863) and Holden Putnam's 3d Brigade of Brigadier General's Isaac F. Quimby's and John E. Smith's (assumed command 3 June 1863) 7th Division, Major General James B. McPherson's 17th Corps and commanded by Major Charles F. Brown (killed) and Captain Benjamin D. Dean. 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.

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. U S Missouri 26th 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 143 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 25, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.