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

Hugh Ewing

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

1. Hugh Ewing Marker

Inscription.
Brig · General U·S·Vols
Commanding Third Brigade
2nd Division 15th Corps
March 29-July 4 1863

Erected 1911 by the U.S. Government.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is March 29, 1863.

Location. 32° 22.223′ N, 90° 50.427′ 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 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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: 47th Ohio Infantry Regimental Monument (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); West Virginia 15th Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Giles A. Smith (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 Hugh Ewing. The cost of the bronze was $275 and the sculptor was T.A.R. Kitson.

Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia article on Hugh Ewing. (Submitted on November 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Hugh Boyle Ewing at Find A Grave. (Submitted on November 27, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

2. Hugh Ewing Marker

Union General Hugh Boyle Ewing image. Click for full size.

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3. Union General Hugh Boyle Ewing

Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.