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

C.S. Company A,

14th Mississippi Light Art. Battalion:

— Smith's Division: Army of Vicksburg —

<small>C.S.</small> Company A, Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 25, 2021

1. C.S. Company A, Marker

Inscription. Capt. C.B. Vance.
The first section of The Company, under Lieuts. T. H. Cunningham and B. T. Mathews. served two 12- pounder howitzers in this position, South fort, from about May 26 to about June 15. 1863, when the section with its howitzers was ordered to a position on the left of Vauchn's Brigade.

Erected by National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

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

Location. 32° 18.962′ N, 90° 53.916′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Washington Street (Business U.S. 61) near Ameristar, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4120 Washington Street, Vicksburg MS 39180, 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,

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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 G, (a few steps from this marker); C.S. Company C, (a few steps from this marker); Iowa (within shouting distance of this marker); C.S. Company I, (within shouting distance of this marker); John W. Whitfield (approx. 0.2 miles away); William H. Jackson (approx. ¼ mile away); Gibraltar of the Confederacy (approx. ¼ mile away); U.S. Battery Benton. (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

More about this marker. Located on the South Fort - Vicksburg National Military Park complex.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 25, 2021

2. C.S. Company A, Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 273 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.