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

Francis M. Cockrell

Missouri

— C.S. —

Francis M. Cockrell Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 14, 2023

1. Francis M. Cockrell Marker

Inscription. Colonel 2nd Infantry
Commanding Brigade
Bowen's Division
Given by Allen George Newman

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 32° 22.221′ N, 90° 50.736′ W. Memorial is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of Confederate Avenue and Old Graveyard Road, on the right when traveling east on Confederate Avenue. 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

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States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lunette at left of Stockade. (a few steps from this marker); Leon Dawson Marks (a few steps from this marker); Louisiana 27th Infantry (a few steps from this marker); C.S. McNally's (Arkansas) Battery; (within shouting distance of this marker); L.L. Mc Laurin (within shouting distance of this marker); West Virginia 4th Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Ewing's Brigade; Assault, May 19, 1863. (within shouting distance of this marker); Defending Graveyard Road (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Also see . . . Francis Cockrell. Wikipedia

Francis Marion Cockrell (October 1, 1834 – December 13, 1915) was a Confederate military commander and American politician from the state of Missouri. He served as a United States senator from Missouri for five terms. He was a prominent member of the famed South–Cockrell–Hargis family of Southern politicians.

(Submitted on February 6, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Photographed by James Hulse, January 14, 2023

2. Francis M. Cockrell Marker

The view of the Francis M. Cockrell Marker along the park road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 14, 2023

3. The view of the Francis M. Cockrell Marker along the park road

Brigadier General Francis Marion Cockrell image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - The State Historical Society of Missouri, circa January 1864

4. Brigadier General Francis Marion Cockrell

Photo taken during the Civil War in Mobile, Alabama.

Francis M. Cockrell image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - Library of Congress - Brady-Handy Photograph Collection

5. Francis M. Cockrell

United States Senator from Missouri (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1905)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 308 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 6, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.