Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Mississippi 1st Light Artillery
Company D
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019
1. Mississippi 1st Light Artillery Marker
Forney's Division
Engaged: Champion Hill's, May 16
Defense. May 18-July 4
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 16.
Location. 32° 22.329′ N, 90° 51.444′ 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, (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named C.S. Company D, (within shouting distance of this marker); William E. Baldwin (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named C.S. Company D, (about 400 feet away); Mississippi 46th Infantry (about 500 feet away); Mississippi 4th Infantry (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named C.S. Company D, (about 700 feet away); C.S. Lynch's Company. (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.
Regarding Mississippi 1st Light Artillery. Attached to Brigadier General
this page online
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019
2. View from the Mississippi 1st Light Artillery Marker looking east.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
