Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
C S Headquarters Maury's-Forney's Division
Army of Vicksburg.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018
1. C S Headquarters Maury's-Forney's Division Marker
May 21 – July 4 1863
Abou 900 yards west of this tablet
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 21, 1863.
Location. 32° 21.394′ N, 90° 50.904′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Confederate Avenue 0.2 miles 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.
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, 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Formidable Obstacle (a few steps from this marker); Brig. Gen. Lloyd Tilghman (within shouting distance of this marker); Daniel W. Adams (within shouting distance of this marker); Lloyd Tilghman Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Mississippi 7th Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); Louisiana (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stevenson's Brigade; Assault, May 22, 1863. (about 700 feet away); US Capt. Robert Buchanan (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.
Also see . . . Wikipedia article on John H. Forney. (Submitted on April 1, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018
2. View of marker at the Great Redoubt area (Tour Stop #11).
Photographed by Mark Hilton
3. Confederate Major General John Horace Forney.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 1, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
