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

U S Edward C· Washington

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

1. U S Edward C· Washington monument.

Inscription.
Captain Thirteenth Infantry
Mortally wounded May 19
1863

Erected 1910 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 19, 1863.

Location. 32° 22.209′ N, 90° 50.666′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Old Graveyard Road east of Confederate Avenue, on the right 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 of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: U☆S 1st Battalion 13th U.S. Infantry (here, next to this marker); U.S. Ewing's Approach. (a few steps from this marker); Thomas Kilby Smith's Brigade; Assault, May 19,1863. (a few steps from this marker); Illinois. 127th Infantry. (a few steps from this marker); U S Missouri 11th Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Stockade Redan on Graveyard Road. (within shouting distance of this marker); Mower's Brigade; Assault, Afternoon of May 22, 1863. (within shouting distance of this marker); Ohio Thirtieth Regiment (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 $400.

Regarding U S Edward C· Washington. He was appointed Captain with the regular army on May 14, 1861, and accepted as a Captain June 19, 1861. Assigned to Company A, 13th U.S. Infantry, he was killed in action, leading an assault, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, and posthumously brevetted to major.

The Edward C· Washington monument in the distance down Old Graveyard Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

2. The Edward C· Washington monument in the distance down Old Graveyard Road.

Stockade Redan is visible on the right (tour stop #10).

The U S Edward C· Washington monument. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

3. The U S Edward C· Washington monument.

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 448 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.