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. A detachment of the company under Lieut. A.J. Arnold, served one 24-pounder howitzer and one 3-inch rifle in this position from May 19 to the end of the defense, July 4,1863-except that the howitzer was moved to a pit at site of "Riddle House" the night of July 3, but not served in the new position.

Erected by National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 19.

Location. 32° 22.301′ N, 90° 51.305′ W. Memorial is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Confederate Avenue, 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,

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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: C.S. (within shouting distance of this marker); Mississippi 4th Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named C.S. Company D, (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); C.S. Cuibor's (Missouri) Battery; (about 400 feet away); William E. Baldwin (about 400 feet away); Madison Rogers (about 700 feet away); 17th & 31st Louisiana Infantry (Baldwin’s Brigade) (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named C.S. Company D, (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 looking east on Confederate Avenue. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019

3. C.S. Company D, Marker looking east on Confederate Avenue.

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 241 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 19, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.