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

C.S. Lowe's (Missouri) Battery;

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

<small>C.S.</small> Lowe's (Missouri) Battery; Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

1. C.S. Lowe's (Missouri) Battery; Marker

Inscription.
Captain Schuyler Lowe;
Lieut. Thomas B. Catron.
One section under Sergt. William A. Fisher, served one six pounder gun in this lunette from about May 23, to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863. Casualties in battery during the campaign and defense, killed 4, wounded 5, captured 5, total 14; Lt. John McCarty killed June 2, but the casualty not reported, Capt. Schuyler Lowe severely wounded June 2.

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 23, 1863.

Location. 32° 22.12′ N, 90° 50.701′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Confederate Avenue 0.1 miles south of Old Graveyard Road, on the left 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

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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: Here Brothers Fought (here, next to this marker); Small Redan on Left of Green's Brigade. (a few steps from this marker); Brig. Gen. Martin E. Green (a few steps from this marker); Missouri State Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Giles A. Smith's Approach. (within shouting distance of this marker); Arkansas State Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Giles A. Smith's Brigade; Assault, Afternoon of May 22, 1863. (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas P. Dockery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Additional keywords. C.S. Lowe's (Missouri) Battery;

View of marker in front of the Missouri monument. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

2. View of marker in front of the Missouri monument.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 452 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 30, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.