Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Cyrus Bussey
Third Cavalry
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Photographed by James Hulse, January 14, 2023
1. Cyrus Bussey Marker
Unattached Cavalry
Army of the Tennessee
Incise
Frank Edwin Elwell - Sculptor - Weehawken NJ
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 32° 22.448′ N, 90° 49.958′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Grant Avenue 0.1 miles west of Howe Lane, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located in the northeast section of the Vicksburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2332 Grant Ave, 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: Illinois 120th Infantry. (a few steps from this marker); Illinois 131 Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert B. Potter (within shouting distance of this marker); Wm. Sooy Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); Joining Up for Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st and 3rd Mississippi Infantry Regiments (USA) (within shouting distance of this marker); Nathan Kimball (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Illinois 18th Infantry (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.
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He served throughout the Civil War, beginning his military career as an Aide-de-Camp to Iowa Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood. He was promoted to colonel and given command of the 3rd Iowa Cavalry Regiment in September 1861, which he led into the Battle of Pea Ridge. In November 1862 he received the command of a cavalry brigade in the Thirteenth Army Corps and was the Chief of Cavalry for Ulysses S. Grant's army during the Vicksburg Campaign. Being promoted to Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers on January 5, 1864, he was assigned a cavalry brigade in the Seventh Army Corps in the Department of Arkansas. Later in the war he changed the branch and received command of an infantry brigade in the same corps; and when the war ended Bussey commanded the corps΄ 3rd Division. He received his final promotion to the rank of Brevet Major General of U.S.V. on March 13, 1865, and was mustered out of the Volunteer Service on August 24, 1865.(Submitted on January 20, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, January 14, 2023
2. Cyrus Bussey Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, January 14, 2023
3. The view of the Cyrus Bussey Marker along the road
Public Domain - Benjamin F. Gue, 1903
4. Cyrus Bussey
Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 20, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
