Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Ohio Thirtieth Regiment
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018
1. Ohio Thirtieth Regiment Marker
the farthest advance of the
Thirtieth Regiment
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
in the assault of May 22, 1863.
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 22, 1863.
Location. 32° 22.197′ N, 90° 50.655′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Old Graveyard Road 0.8 miles west of Union Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Old Graveyard Road, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: U S Missouri 11th Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Mower's Brigade; Assault, Afternoon of May 22, 1863. (a few steps from this marker); Illinois. 127th Infantry. (a few steps from this marker); Ewing's Brigade; Assault, May 22, 1863. (a few steps from this marker); Thomas Kilby Smith's Brigade; Assault, May 19,1863. (a few steps from this marker); U☆S 1st Battalion 13th U.S. Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Ewing's Approach. (within shouting distance of this marker); U S Edward C· Washington (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.
Regarding Ohio Thirtieth Regiment. This unit was attached to Brigadier General Hugh Ewing's 3d Brigade of Major General Francis P. Blair's 2d Division, Major General's William T. Sherman's and Frederick Steel's XV Army Corps, and commanded by Lt. Colonel George H. Hildt and Colonel Theodore Jones.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018
2. Ohio Thirtieth Regiment Marker at foot of Stockade Redan (Tour Stop #10).
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 298 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
