Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
C.S. Landis' (Missouri) Battery;
Forney's - Bowen's Div.; Army of Vicksburg.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018
1. C.S. Landis' (Missouri) Battery; Marker
Inscription.
C.S. Landis' (Missouri) Battery;. Forney's - Bowen's Div.; Army of Vicksburg..
Capt. John C. Landis; Lieut. John M. Langan. . The battery, under Capt. John C. Landis, was engaged in the battle of Port Gibson, May 1, without reported casualties: and in the Battle of Champion's Hill, May 16, under Lieut. John M. Langan, casualties, killed 4, wounded 1, total 5. Capt. John C. Landis assigned as acting chief of division artillery May 13. One section, under Lieut. John M. Langan, was engaged at Big Black River Bridge, May 17, without reported casualties. The same section probably served pieces, number, kind and caliber unknown, on the line of Cummings Brigade in undetermined positions. The other section served two 24-pounder howitzers on the line of Moores Brigade in undetermined positions from May 18 to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863. Casualties in battery during the defense, killed 4, wounded 6, total 10. Aggregate reported casualties in battery during the campaign and defense, killed 8, wounded 7, total 15.
Capt. John C. Landis;
Lieut. John M. Langan.
The battery, under Capt. John C. Landis, was engaged in the battle of Port Gibson, May 1, without reported casualties: and in the Battle of Champion's Hill, May 16, under Lieut. John M. Langan, casualties, killed 4, wounded 1, total 5. Capt. John C. Landis assigned as acting chief of division artillery May 13. One section, under Lieut. John M. Langan, was engaged at Big Black River Bridge, May 17, without reported casualties. The same section probably served pieces, number, kind and caliber unknown, on the line of Cummings Brigade in undetermined positions. The other section served two 24-pounder howitzers on the line of Moores Brigade in undetermined positions from May 18 to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863. Casualties in battery during the defense, killed 4, wounded 6, total 10. Aggregate reported casualties in battery during the campaign and defense, killed 8, wounded 7, total 15.
Erected by the U.S. War Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 1, 1863.
Location. 32° 21.075′ N, 90° 51.103′ W.
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Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Confederate Avenue south of Pemberton Circle, 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.
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.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 355 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
