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

C.S. Company A,

14th Mississippi Battalion Light Art. Battalion;

— Smith's Division; Army of Vicksburg. —

<small>C.S.</small> Company A, Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019

1. C.S. Company A, Marker

Inscription. Capt. C.B. Vance. The company served two 6-pounder guns and two 12-pounder howitzers in this position from the morning of May 19 to about May 26, 1863, when the pieces were moved to other positions. Reported casualties in battalion during the defense, wounded 3.

Erected by National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 19, 1863.

Location. 32° 22.252′ N, 90° 51.963′ W. Memorial is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Confederate Avenue 0.3 miles east of Fort Hill Drive, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Confederate Avenue, Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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

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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: Jeptha V. Harris (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named C.S. Company A, (about 700 feet away); Mississippi 6th Infantry (Detachment) (about 800 feet away); C.S. Company C, (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mississippi 14th Light Art. Battalion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tennessee Smith's Division (approx. 0.2 miles away); C.S. Company B, (approx. 0.2 miles away); C.S. Johnston's Company, (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Regarding C.S. Company A,. This unit was attached to Major General Martin Luther Smith's Division, Lt. General John C. Pemberton's Army of Vicksburg, and commanded by Major M.S. Ward.

Additional keywords. C.S. Company A,

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019

2. C.S. Company A, Marker

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019

3. C.S. Company A, Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 264 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 19, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.