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

Louisiana 27th Infantry

Shoup's Brigade

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

1. Louisiana 27th Infantry Marker

Inscription.
Col. L.D. Marks
Lieut. Col. L.L. McLaurin
Major Alex S. Norwood
Col. L.D. Marks
Capt. Joseph T. Hatch
Casualties during the defense
killed 58, wounded 96, total 154
Lieut. Col. L.L. McLaurin, Lieut.
George Harris, Capt. J.F. Spencer
(on General Shoup's staff) killed
Col. L.D. Marks mortally wounded

Erected by the United States War Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 32° 22.23′ N, 90° 50.726′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Confederate Avenue west of Old Graveyard Road, on the left when traveling east. 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,

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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: L.L. Mc Laurin (here, next to this marker); Leon Dawson Marks (here, next to this marker); Lunette at left of Stockade. (a few steps from this marker); Francis M. Cockrell (a few steps from this marker); C.S. McNally's (Arkansas) Battery; (within shouting distance of this marker); West Virginia 4th Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Ewing's Brigade; Assault, May 19, 1863. (within shouting distance of this marker); Defending Graveyard Road (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Louisiana 27th Infantry Marker in middle of three upright monuments. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

2. Louisiana 27th Infantry Marker in middle of three upright monuments.

Looking east towards Old Graveyard Road with marker on left (in middle of three). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

3. Looking east towards Old Graveyard Road with marker on left (in middle of three).

Confederate Avenue from Fort Hill to Old Graveyard Road is currently closed to vehicle traffic due to erosion.

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 400 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 29, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.