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

U.S. 17th Battery.

Ohio Light Artillery;

— 10th Div.: 13th Corps: Army of the Tennessee. —

<small>U.S.</small> 17th Battery. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019

1. U.S. 17th Battery. Marker

Inscription.
Capt. Ambrose A. Blount:
Capt. Charles S. Rice.
The 1^st section, under Lieut. George A. Ege, served two 10-pounder Parrott Rifles in this position from about June 7 to the end of the siege, July 4, 1863. From May 19 to about June 7 the section served its Parrott Rifles on the first ridge in rear of this position.

Erected by National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

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° 20.897′ N, 90° 50.733′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Union Avenue half a mile north of Clay Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Union 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

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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 are within walking distance of this marker: Jesse I. Alexander (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Remember the Sacrifices (about 500 feet away); John B · Sanborn (about 700 feet away); Minnesota 4th Infantry (about 700 feet away); George B. Boomer (approx. ¼ mile away); Isaac F. Quinby (approx. ¼ mile away); Ohio Eighty Third Infantry (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stephen G. Burbridge (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Additional keywords. U.S. 17th Battery.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019

2. U.S. 17th Battery. Marker

View of <small>U.S.</small> 17th Battery. marker from Union Avenue. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019

3. View of U.S. 17th Battery. marker from Union Avenue.

A replica 10-pound Parrott rifle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Charles Edward [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], July 11, 2009

4. A replica 10-pound Parrott rifle

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 17, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.