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

C.S. Artillery Company,

Waul's Texas Legion; Army of Vicksburg.

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

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

1. C.S. Artillery Company, Marker

Inscription.
Capt. J.Q. Wall.
Part of the company served pieces, number, kind and caliber unknown, on the line of Moore's Brigade in undetermined positions from May 18 to the end of the defense, July 4,1863. A detachment probably served one Whitworth Rifle on the line of Shoup's Brigade, May 19, until it was disabled from effect of its own shot.

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 18, 1863.

Location. 32° 20.83′ N, 90° 51.272′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Confederate Avenue 0.4 miles 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,

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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: C.S. Company A, 1st Mississippi Light Artillery; (a few steps from this marker); Jefferson Davis (a few steps from this marker); C.S. Company B, (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Anshe Chesed Congregation (about 300 feet away); C S Missouri (about 300 feet away); Mississippi Company A 1st Light Artillery (about 300 feet away); Temple Anshe Chesed Cemetery (about 400 feet away); C.S. Company G, 1st Mississippi Light Artillery; (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Waul's Texas Legion. (Submitted on March 29, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Additional keywords. C.S. Artillery Company,

Marker is behind statue of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

2. Marker is behind statue of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America.

View from marker towards park exit. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

3. View from marker towards park exit.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 416 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 29, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.