Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

C S Missouri

First Cavalry

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 11, 2016

1. C S Missouri Marker

Inscription. Dismounted detachment
Sortie May 22, 1863
Casualties not separately reported

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 22, 1863.

Location. 32° 20.781′ N, 90° 51.238′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Confederate Avenue 0.9 miles south of Pemberton Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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: Temple Anshe Chesed Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Burbridge's Brigade: Assault, May 22, 1863 (within shouting distance of this marker); C.S. Company B, (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Benton's Brigade: Assault, May 22, 1863 (about 300 feet away); Anshe Chesed Congregation (about 300 feet away); C.S. Artillery Company, (about 300 feet away); C.S. Company A, 1st Mississippi Light Artillery; (about 400 feet away); Jefferson Davis (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Also see . . . 1st Missouri Cavalry [Dismounted].

This unit was attached to Brig. Gen. Martin E. Green's (killed 27 June 1863) and Col. Thomas P. Dockery's
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2d Brigade, of Maj. Gen. John S. Bowen's Division, Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's Army of Vicksburg, and commanded by Col. Elijah Gates (captured and escaped 17 May 1863).

(Submitted on March 2, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 11, 2016

2. C S Missouri Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.