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. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. Memorial 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. Marker is in this post office area: Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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(Submitted on February 5, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)Vining Harris (December 1, 1816 – November 21, 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 49 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 5, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
