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

C.S. Company D,

1st Mississippi Light Artillery;

— Maury's-Forney's Div.: Army of Vicksburg. —

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

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019

1. C.S. Company D, Marker

Inscription. Capt. J.L. Wofford. The company was attached to Featherston’s brigade of Loring’s division in the battle of Champion's Hill, May 16, and was not closely engaged. At the close of that battle it fell back with the army to Vicksburg. A detachment served one 6-pounder gun and one 12-pounder howitzer in this position from the morning of May 19 to the end of the defense July 4, 1863.

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 16, 1863.

Location. 32° 22.32′ N, 90° 51.359′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. Memorial is on Confederate Avenue, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mississippi 4th Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); William E. Baldwin (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named C.S. Company D, (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named C.S. Company D, (about 400 feet away); C.S.

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(about 400 feet away); Mississippi 1st Light Artillery (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named C.S. Company D, (about 600 feet away); C.S. Cuibor's (Missouri) Battery; (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Regarding C.S. Company D,. Attached to Brigadier General John C. Moore's 2d Brigade, of Major General John H. Forney's Division, Lt. General John C. Pemberton's Army of Vicksburg, and commanded by Colonel William T. Withers.

Additional keywords. C.S. Company D,

<small>C.S.</small> Company D, Marker & cannon. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019

2. C.S. Company D, Marker & cannon.

<small>C.S.</small> Company D, Marker from Confederate Avenue. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019

3. C.S. Company D, Marker from Confederate Avenue.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 120 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 19, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.