Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Missouri State Memorial
Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018
1. Missouri State Memorial
the heroic services,
the unselfish devotion to duty
and the exalted patriotism of the Missouri soldiers
Union and Confederate
who were engaged in the
campaign, siege and defense
of Vicksburg
Erected 1917 by the State of Missouri.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 32° 22.112′ N, 90° 50.681′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. Memorial 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Brig. Gen. Martin E. Green (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Giles A. Smith's Approach. (a few steps from this marker); Small Redan on Left of Green's Brigade. (a few steps from this marker); Here Brothers Fought (within shouting distance of this marker); Giles A. Smith's Brigade; Assault, Afternoon of May 22, 1863. (within shouting distance of this marker); C.S. Lowe's (Missouri) Battery;
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More about this memorial. The sculptor was Victor Sophus Joachim Holm. The memorial was erected at a cost of $40,000 and dedicated on October 17, 1917.
A large granite memorial with inset bronze reliefs and, in the center, a bronze winged Angel of Peace atop a granite ship bow. The bronze reliefs depict the Battle of Vicksburg. Soldiers are seen fighting and dying. There is a Missouri Coat of Arms relief on the top, center portion of the monument.
The reliefs were cast by American Art Bronze Foundry, Chicago, Illinois.
Regarding Missouri State Memorial. This memorial is unique as the only state memorial on the battlefield dedicated to soldiers of both armies. The height is symbolic of the forty-two Missouri units, 27 Union and 15 Confederate. It stands where two opposing Missouri regiments clashed in battle.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018
2. Missouri State Memorial looking back northerly.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018
3. Missouri State Memorial among other markers looking east.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018
4. Plaque at rear of memorial.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 273 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 1, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
