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

Louisiana

Forney's Division

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

1. Louisiana Marker

Inscription.
Pointe Coupee Artillery
Company B
Capt. William A. Davidson
Casualties, not fully reported
killed 4, wounded 5, total 9. Lieut.
Oscar M. D'Aubigne killed May 29
Hebert's Brigade
Brig. Gen. Louis Hebert

21st Infantry
Colonel Isaac W. Patton
Lieut. Col. John T. Plattsmier
Killed 18, wounded 50, missing 1
total 65; Capt. J. Ryan, and Lieut.
C.H. Mann killed

22nd Infantry
Companies C and D
Captain F. Gomez
Capt. James C. Theard
killed 13, wounded 23. missing
1 Total 37. Capt. F. Gomez and
Lieut. R.E. Lehman killed

Erected by State of Louisiana.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 32° 21.517′ N, 90° 50.837′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard 0.2 miles east of Jackson Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is at the entrance to Beulah Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2237 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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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: US Capt. Robert Buchanan (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stevenson's Brigade; Assault, May 22, 1863. (about 500 feet away); C.S. Appeal (Arkansas) Battery; (about 600 feet away); Mississippi 38th Infantry (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Louisiana (about 700 feet away); Lloyd Tilghman Memorial (about 700 feet away); Daniel W. Adams (about 700 feet away); A Formidable Obstacle (about 800 feet away).

Additional keywords. Battle of Vicksburg; Siege of Vicksburg

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

2. Louisiana Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 180 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.