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

Union Soldiers Buried at this Site

Photographed By James Hulse, January 14, 2023

1. Union Soldiers Buried at this Site Marker

Inscription. This memorial is dedicated to Union soldiers buried
on this site who were captured at the
Battle of Chickasaw Bayou on December 29, 1862
and died in Vicksburg as prisoners of war
forty four known by name - others known only to God.

Thomas Babb • Sam Bates • Lewis Bohm • J.W. Boile • William I. Boyce • Jonathan Casto • John W. Colman • Britton Cook • John Christopher • C.G. Dean • A.J. Foley • Henry Frank • Danna C. French • Jacob Glecker • John Harding • Thomas Harper • James Hartwell • Marshall P. Hayden • Lorenz Heitz • C.B. Hooper • Issac P. Hunt • Elias Huntsman • Charles W. Hyde • Maxwell Job • Charles Johnson • L.C. Loman • F. Merzviler • John A. Myers • Finley D. Ong • Gustav Otto • Oliver Parker • Daniel Patterson • John Reebe • Ernest Roemer • Florenz Schreiner • William Shookman • William Teracy • Jeff Thomas • William Vaughn • Jacob Vendenhall • Dexler L. Watson • John Weaver • Charles Wesche • David M. Wynegar

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

Location. 32° 22.456′ N, 90° 52.106′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. Memorial is on Given Hill Road, 0.1 miles south of Connecting Avenue, on the left when traveling south

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. The marker is located in the central section of the Vicksburg National Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 99 Given Hill Rd, 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. Iowa 31st Infantry (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Iowa 2nd Brig.; (about 500 feet away); Final Resting Place, With Dignity (about 600 feet away); The Last of it Kind (about 600 feet away); The Brown Water Navy (about 600 feet away); U S Missouri 15th Corps 1st Division (about 700 feet away); Seven Ironclads in 100 Days (about 700 feet away); Torpedoed & Sunk (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Also see . . . Battle of Chickasaw Bayou. Wikipedia

The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, also called the Battle of Walnut Hills, fought December 26–29, 1862, was the opening engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign during the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton repulsed an advance by Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman that was intended to lead to the capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi.

(Submitted on February 7, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the marker in the cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, January 14, 2023

2. The view of the marker in the cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 47 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.