Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Nathan Kimball
Photographed by James Hulse, January 14, 2023
1. Nathan Kimball Marker
Com'ndg Provisional Div
Sixteenth Army Corps
Capt. 2nd Ind. Inf. June 20 1846
Col. 14th Ind. Inf. June 7 1861
Brig. Gen. U.S. Vols. Apr. 15 1862
Evt. Maj. Gen. of Vols. Feb. 1 1865
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 20, 1846.
Location. 32° 22.479′ N, 90° 49.913′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of Grant Ave and Howe Lane, on the right when traveling west on Grant Ave. The marker is located in the northeast section of the Vicksburg National Military Park. 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: Wm. Sooy Smith (a few steps from this marker); Illinois 18th Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Illinois 48th Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert B. Potter (within shouting distance of this marker); U ☆ S Battery E (within shouting distance of this marker); Illinois 120th Infantry. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cyrus Bussey (about 300 feet away); Illinois 29th Infantry. [Detachment.] (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.
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With the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Kimball again volunteered his services to Indiana and raised a company of infantry. Governor Oliver Morton named him the colonel of the 1,143-man 14th Indiana Infantry on June 7, 1861. He led his regiment in the campaigns in western Virginia, seeing his first combat at the Battle of Cheat Mountain in the autumn.(Submitted on January 16, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, January 14, 2023
2. Nathan Kimball Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, January 14, 2023
3. The Nathan Kimball Marker is the first marker on the right side
Public Domain - Wikipedia, circa 1861/1865
4. Brig. Gen. Nathan Kimball
Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 16, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
