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

C.S. Company G, 1st Mississippi Light Artillery;

Maury's - Forney's Div.; Army of Vicksburg.

<small>C.S.</small> Company G, 1st Mississippi Light Artillery; Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

1. C.S. Company G, 1st Mississippi Light Artillery; Marker

Inscription.
Capt. J.J. Cowan. The company was engaged in the Battle of Champion's Hill, May 16, attached to Loring's Division; casualties, wounded 2. At the close of that battle it fell back with the army to Vicksburg most of the enlisted men were armed with muskets and served in the trenches on the line of Moore's Brigade and near this tablet from May 18, to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863. A detachment served one 18-pounder siege gun in a position, not in the park, about 500 yards north of the railroad. This gun, one 30-pounder Parrott rifle and one Whitworth rifle, all in the rear of the line of Moore's Brigade, under Capt. J.J. Cowan.

Erected by the United States War Department.

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° 20.902′ N, 90° 51.282′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Confederate Avenue south of Pemberton Circle, on the right when traveling south. 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: Company G 1st Light Artillery, Mississippi (a few steps from this marker); C.S. Alabama Battery;

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Jefferson Davis (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mississippi Company A 1st Light Artillery (about 400 feet away); C.S. Company A, 1st Mississippi Light Artillery; (about 400 feet away); C.S. Artillery Company, (about 400 feet away); William Temple Withers (about 700 feet away); C.S. Company B, (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Additional keywords. C.S. Company G, 1st Mississippi Light Artillery;

The view from the marker looking South towards the park visitors center. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

2. The view from the marker looking South towards the park visitors center.

Entrance to Vicksburg National Military Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017

3. Entrance to Vicksburg National Military Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 517 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 28, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.