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

Leon Dawson Marks

Louisiana

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

1. Leon Dawson Marks Marker

Inscription.
Colonel 27 Infantry
Mortally wounded
June 28 1863

Erected 1910 by the state of Louisiana.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 28, 1863.

Location. 32° 22.23′ N, 90° 50.73′ 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,

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

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are within walking distance of this marker: Louisiana 27th Infantry (here, next to this marker); Lunette at left of Stockade. (a few steps from this marker); L.L. Mc Laurin (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.

More about this marker. The sculptor was Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson and the cost of the bronze was $92.30.

Regarding Leon Dawson Marks. Colonel Leon Dawson Marks was an attorney, newspaper publisher, and Confederate Colonel, commanding the the 27th Louisiana Infantry Regiment during the campaign and siege of Vicksburg. Marks was mortally wounded during the siege of Vicksburg; but was brought to Shreveport where he died. His funeral was attended by Lt. General Edmund Kirby Smith and Major General Richard

Leon Dawson Marks Marker is third from the right. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

2. Leon Dawson Marks Marker is third from the right.

Taylor and their staffs. Marks was born in Bayou Sara (St. Francisville), Louisiana, in 1829 and died on September 23, 1863.

Confederate Colonel Leon Dawson Marks image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

3. Confederate Colonel Leon Dawson Marks

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 593 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.