Hilltop in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Confederate Cannonball

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 18, 2020

1. Confederate Cannonball Marker

Inscription. Confederate Cannonball
fired at the Battle of
Vicksburg, MS. Feb. 3, 1863

Erected by Lt. Col. Herbert L. Snapps U.S. Army Ret.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is February 3, 1863.

Location. 39° 56.617′ N, 83° 4.55′ W. Memorial is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Hilltop. It is on Sullivant Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Columbus OH 43204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 2260 Confederate Soldiers (here, next to this marker); Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery

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(a few steps from this marker); This Confederate Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Camp Chase (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Camp Chase (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Camp Chase (approx. 0.8 miles away); The National Road (approx. 1.1 miles away); Maynard E. Sensenbrenner (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 328 times since then and 16 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 6, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.