Delta in Madison Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

U.S. Operations Against Vicksburg

May 18 - July 24, 1862

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 26, 2015

1. U.S. Operations Against Vicksburg Marker

Inscription.
U.S.
Operations Against Vicksburg May 18 - July 24, 1862;
Department of the Gulf.
Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler;
2d Brigade, Department of the Gulf.
Brig. Gen. Thomas Williams;
---------- 9th Connecticut Infantry, Col. Thomas W. Cahill;
30th Massachusetts Infantry, Col Nathan A.M. Dudley;
6th Michigan Infantry, Capt. Charles E. Clarke;
7th Vermont Infantry, Col. George T. Roberts;
4th Wisconsin Infantry, Col. Halbert E. Paine;
2d Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery, Capt. Ormand F. Nims;
6th Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery, Capt. Charles Everett;
--------- This brigade accompanied Flag Officer David G. Farragut’s flotilla up the Mississippi River to Vicksburg and disembarked opposite the city in Madison Parish, Louisiana. Here the troops were put to work excavating a canal across the base of DeSoto Point in order to create a secure channel for navigation that would bypass the powerful Confederate batteries at Vicksburg. The effort ended in failure as Union soldiers succumbed to the heat, humidity, and disease. In late July, with the fleet threatened by rapidly falling water, the Federal forces withdrew downriver to Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Erected by the U.S. War Department.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 32° 19.255′ N, 90° 55.984′ W. Marker is in Delta, Louisiana, in Madison Parish. It can be reached from the intersection of Old Highway 80 East and Stafford Drive, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located in the Grant’s Canal unit of the Vicksburg National Military Park; the above directions are to the parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Delta LA 71233, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

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: Williams' Canal – 1862 (here, next to this marker); Grant's Canal (here, next to this marker); Mississippi Sidestep (here, next to this marker); Grant's Canal – 1863 (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Grant's Canal (here, next to this marker); Freedmen Fight at Milliken's Bend (a few steps from this marker); U.S. African Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Ninth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delta.

Also see . . .
1. Grant's Canal. From the National Park Service website for Vicksburg National Military Park. (Submitted on June 17, 2015.)

2. The Canal to Nowhere.

Markers and Monuments of Grant's Canal image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 26, 2015

2. Markers and Monuments of Grant's Canal

Marker is second marker on right side of sidewalk

An in-depth article by Terry L. Jones from the Disunion blog in the Opinionator section of the New York Times website. (Submitted on June 17, 2015.)

Grant's Canal Unit of the Vicksburg NMP image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 26, 2015

3. Grant's Canal Unit of the Vicksburg NMP

View to southeast from Old Highway 80 East

Preserved Section of Grant's Canal image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 26, 2015

4. Preserved Section of Grant's Canal

View from Old Highway 80 East

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,207 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 17, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.