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

U.S. Yost's Independent Ohio Battery;

3D Div.; 17th Corps; Army of the Tennessee.

<small>U.S.</small> Yost's Independent Ohio Battery; Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

1. U.S. Yost's Independent Ohio Battery; Marker

Inscription.
Capt. T.D. Yost.
The battery was Company F. 32D Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, prior to the Battle of Champion Hill, May 16. Two 12-pounder guns and four 3-inch rifles captured in that battle were turned over to it. Two sections served two 12-pounder guns and two 3-inch rifles in this position from about May 25 to the end of the siege, July 4, 1863, except that about June 29, the two 12-pounder guns were moved to and served in an advanced battery near the Jackson Road.

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° 21.213′ N, 90° 50.458′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It can be reached from Union Avenue 0.2 miles west of Pemberton Avenue. 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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: U.S. 3rd Div. 17th Corps Army of the Tennessee (within shouting distance of this marker); Overwhelming Firepower (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); U.S. 3D Battery, (about 400 feet away); U.S. Battery L.

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(about 700 feet away); 93rd Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); U.S. 6th Battery, (approx. 0.2 miles away); Isaac F. Quinby (approx. 0.2 miles away); George B. Boomer (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Additional keywords. U.S. Yost's Independent Ohio Battery;

View from marker towards the Michigan Monument. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

2. View from marker towards the Michigan Monument.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on November 28, 2017, by T. Patton of Jefferson, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.