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

John H. Forney

Major General C.S.A.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

1. John H. Forney Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Commanding Second District
Vicksburg May 4 - July 4, 1863

U.S. Military Academy 1848 – 1852
1st Lieut. 10th Inf. U.S.A. August 25, 1855

Commanding Pioneer Corps
with General Albert Sidney Johnson
in Utah Campaign 1857

Instructor in Military Tactics
Mathematics U.S. Military Academy 1860
Resigned U.S. Army January 23, 1861
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Confederate States Army
Colonel 10th Ala. Inf. June 4, 1861
Brig. General C.S.A. March 10, 1862
Major General C.S.A. October 27, 1862

Erected 1951 by the U.S. War Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is January 23, 1861.

Location. 32° 21.233′ N, 90° 51′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. Marker is on Confederate Avenue, 0.4 miles south of Pemberton Avenue, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

John H. Forney statue. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

2. John H. Forney statue.

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walking distance of this marker. C.S. Moore's Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wm. W. Witherspoon (about 400 feet away); Samuel H. Lockett (about 400 feet away); Remembering the Sacrifices (about 600 feet away); Mississippi 40th Infantry (about 700 feet away); Siege Operations, May 23-July 4. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Assault on the Confederate Line of Defense, May 22. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Assault on the Confederate Line of Defense, May 19. (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

More about this marker. Sculptor is Steffen Thomas.

Also see . . . Wikipedia entry on John Horace Forney. (Submitted on March 29, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View of the John H. Forney statue looking south. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

3. View of the John H. Forney statue looking south.

Confederate Major General John Horace Forney image. Click for full size.

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4. Confederate Major General John Horace Forney

Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 180 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 29, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.