Lansing in Ingham County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Battery A 1st Michigan Light Artillery

Photographed by Thomas Smith, March 6, 2021

1. Battery A 1st Michigan Light Artillery Marker

Inscription. This gun replicates one of six making Battery A 1st Michigan light Artillery and known as the famous Loomis Battery. The battery did service in the War of the Rebellion from early 1861 to 1865 and was engaged in action at Elkwater and Greenbriar, WVa, Bowling Green and Perryville Ky: Bridgeport, Gunthers Landing, Athens and Whitesboro Ala: Stone River and Hoovers Gap, Tenn: Chickamauga Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 42° 44.031′ N, 84° 33.295′ W. Marker is in Lansing, Michigan, in Ingham County. It can be reached from the intersection of North Capitol Avenue and West Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Located on the grounds of the Michigan State Capitol. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 N Capitol Ave, Lansing MI 48933, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mid-Michigan.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Loomis Battery Replicated Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); Austin Blair (within shouting distance of this marker); Michigan (within shouting distance of this marker); Michigan State Capitol / Michigan's Three Capitols (within shouting distance of this marker); Michigan State Capitol (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Regiment Michigan Engineers (about 300 feet away); Hotel Olds (about 300 feet away); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lansing.

Additional commentary.
1. Two identical markers and cannons
There are two identical markers and cannons on the capitol grounds, one on each side of the steps of the main entrance.

— Submitted June 16, 2024, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, March 6, 2021

2. Battery A 1st Michigan Light Artillery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 385 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 31, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.