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

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11,13,15 and 16th Infantry
(Skirmishes)
3D Brig. 6th Div, 17th Corps
Assault May 22, 1863
Casualties
Killed 1 Wounded 2 Total 3 (11th killed 1
Wounded 1 Total 2, 16th Wounded 1)

 
Erected by National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
 
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° 18.931′ N, 90° 53.908′ 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, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian
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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 A, (within shouting distance of this marker); C.S. Company G, (within shouting distance of this marker); C.S. Company C, (within shouting distance of this marker); C.S. Company I, (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Battery Benton. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gibraltar of the Confederacy (approx. 0.2 miles away); John W. Whitfield (approx. Ό mile away); William H. Jackson (approx. Ό 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.
 
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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 249 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
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