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

Defending Graveyard Road

Defending Old Graveyard Road Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

1. Defending Old Graveyard Road Marker

Inscription. You are standing next to Stockade Redan, one of nine large Confederate forts built to guard routes into Vicksburg. The massive outer wall of the redan, made of packed earth faced with logs, originally rose more than 14 feet high. A seven-foot deep ditch added more protection to the front of the wall.

On May 19 and 22, about 400 men held this ground against relentless cannon fire and waves of attackers. A 47-day siege followed. Starvation and disease did what the Union assaults could not. This fort and the 30,000-man army defending Vicksburg surrendered July 4, 1863.

Erected by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 19, 1863.

Location. 32° 22.217′ N, 90° 50.696′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of Confederate Avenue and Graveyard Road, on the left when traveling south on Confederate Avenue. Confederate Avenue is currently closed to vehicles from Fort Hill to

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Graveyard Road due to road erosion. 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: CS Missouri 1st and 4th Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); CS Missouri Fifth Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Major General John S. Bowen (within shouting distance of this marker); CS Missouri Third Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Stockade Redan on Graveyard Road. (within shouting distance of this marker);

Marker at intersection of Confederate Avenue & Graveyard Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

2. Marker at intersection of Confederate Avenue & Graveyard Road.

L.L. Mc Laurin (within shouting distance of this marker); U S Edward C· Washington (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Ewing's Approach. (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Regarding Defending Graveyard Road. A Redan (French) is a term related to fortifications. It is a work in a V-shaped salient angle towards an expected attack. It can be made from earthworks or other material.

Also see . . . National Park Service Tour Stop # 10. (Submitted on March 25, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Aerial view of Stockade Redan image. Click for full size.

Photographed by National Park Service

3. Aerial view of Stockade Redan

Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 825 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 25, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.