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.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018
1. C.S. Company G, 1st Mississippi Light Artillery; Marker
Inscription.
C.S. Company G, 1st Mississippi Light Artillery;. Maury's - Forney's Div.; Army of Vicksburg..
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.
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. Marker 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.
Additional keywords. C.S. Company G, 1st Mississippi Light Artillery;
Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018
2. The view from the marker looking South towards the park visitors center.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017
3. Entrance to Vicksburg National Military Park.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 28, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
