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

C.S. Company C,

14th Mississippi Light Art. Battalion;

— Smith's Division; Army of Vicksburg. —

<small>C.S.</small> Company C, Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 26, 2017

1. C.S. Company C, Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Lieut. F.W. Merrin
The company, under Capt. Jacob Culbertson, was engaged in the battle of Champion Hill, May 16,attached to Loring's division. At the close of that battle one section, under Capt. Culbertson, moved to Crystal Springs with its division. The other section, under Lieut. F. W. Merrin, fell back with the army to Vicksburg and probably served two 6-pounder guns on the line of Cumming's brigade in undetermined positions from the morning of May 19 to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863. Reported casualties in battalion during the defense, wounded 3.

Erected by National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 16, 1863.

Location. 32° 22.23′ N, 90° 52.115′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. Marker is on Confederate Avenue, 0.2 miles north of Connecting Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Confederate Avenue, Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mississippi 6th Infantry (Detachment) (a few steps from this marker); Mississippi 14th Light Art. Battalion (a few steps from this marker); C.S. Company A, (a few steps from this marker); C.S. Company B, (within shouting distance of this marker); C.S. Johnston's Company, (within shouting distance of this marker); Tennessee River Batteries (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Explore the Defenses (about 400 feet away); A Stronghold on the Bluffs (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Additional keywords. C.S. Company C,

Marker is first one on left. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 26, 2017

2. Marker is first one on left.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 207 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on November 28, 2017, by T. Patton of Jefferson, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.