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

C.S. Company A,

1st Mississippi Light Art. Battalion;

— Maury's-Forney's Div.: Army of Vicksburg. —

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

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2017

1. C.S. Company A, Marker

Inscription. Capt. S. J. Ridley;
Lieut. Charles E. Hooker;
Lieut. P. B. Lancaster.
One section of the company, under Lieut. P. B. Lancaster, served two 12-pounder howitzers in this position, near Fort Hill, from the morning of May 19. But few shots were fired from them and the howitzers remained in and near this position to about May 30, 1863, when the section was ordered to positions on the line of Hebert's Brigade.

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 19, 1863.

Location. 32° 22.237′ N, 90° 52.105′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It 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.

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: Mississippi 6th Infantry (Detachment) (here, next to this marker); C.S. Company C, (a few steps from this marker); Mississippi 14th Light Art. Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); Jeptha V. Harris (within shouting distance

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of this marker); C.S. Company B, (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); C.S. Johnston's Company, (about 300 feet away); Tennessee River Batteries (about 400 feet away); Explore the Defenses (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Additional keywords. C.S. Company A,

View northwest from marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2017

2. View northwest from marker.

Marker is the one furthest in distance. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2017

3. Marker is the one furthest in distance.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 349 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on November 30, 2017, by T. Patton of Jefferson, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 2, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.