Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Jeptha V. Harris
Mississippi
Photographed by James Hulse, January 14, 2023
1. Jeptha V. Harris Marker
Commanding State Troops
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 32° 22.242′ N, 90° 52.054′ W. Memorial is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Confederate Avenue 0.2 miles east of Connecting Avenue, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located in the north central section of the Vicksburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: C.S. Company A, (within shouting distance of this marker); Mississippi 6th Infantry (Detachment) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); C.S. Company C, (about 300 feet away); Mississippi 14th Light Art. Battalion (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named C.S. Company A, (about 500 feet away); C.S. Company B, (about 500 feet away); C.S. Johnston's Company, (about 600 feet away); Tennessee River Batteries (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.
Also see . . . Jeptha Vining Harris (Mississippi general). Wikipedia
Jeptha Vining Harris (December 1, 1816 November 21,(Submitted on February 5, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)1899) was a brigadier general (August 1862 August 1863) and later, after a year in private life, a colonel (August 1864 1865) in the Mississippi State Troops, who fought in conjunction with the Confederate States Army in Mississippi during the American Civil War (Civil War). His militia brigade served at Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Siege of Vicksburg. Harris and the brigade were part of the Confederate army surrendered to Union Army forces under then Major General Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, 1863. After being exchanged in July and mustered out in August, 1863, Harris returned to civilian life. On August 26, 1864, Harris was commissioned as a colonel of militia and given command of forces at Macon, Mississippi.
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Photographed by James Hulse, January 14, 2023
2. The Jeptha V. Harris Marker along the park road
Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 192 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 5, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
