Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Mississippi 4th Infantry
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019
1. Mississippi 4th Infantry Marker
Lieut. Col. T.N. Adaire
Capt. Thomas P. Nelson
Baldwin's Brigade Smith's Division
Engaged Port Gibson, May 1
Big Black River Bridge, May 17
Defense May 18-July 4
Capt. William H. Adaire killed
Erected by the State of Mississippi.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 1.
Location. 32° 22.312′ N, 90° 51.346′ 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, 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. Company D, (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named C.S. Company D, (within shouting distance of this marker); William E. Baldwin (within shouting distance of this marker); C.S. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named C.S. Company D, (about 500 feet away); Mississippi 1st Light Artillery (about 500 feet away); C.S. Cuibor's (Missouri) Battery;
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Regarding Mississippi 4th Infantry. This unit was attached to Brigadier General William E. Baldwin's Brigade, of Major General Martin Luther Smith's Division, Lt. General John C. Pemberton's Army of Vicksburg, and commanded by Colonel Pierce S. Layton, Lt. Colonel Thomas W. Adair, and Captain Thomas P. Nelson.
At the Battle of Big Black River Bridge, the regiment was attached to Brigadier General John S. Bowen's Bridgehead Defense Force, and although suffering few killed and wounded, many men were captured, including Major Joseph J. Gee.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019
2. Mississippi 4th Infantry Marker
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019
3. Looking east towards the Mississippi 4th Infantry Marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 305 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 22, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
