Raymond in Hinds County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

U.S. 3d Battery, Ohio Light Artillery

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 5, 2015

1. U.S. 3d Battery, Ohio Light Artillery Marker

Inscription.

U.S. 3d Battery,
Ohio Light Artillery;
3d Div.; 17th Corps; Army of the Tennessee.
Capt. William S. Williams
This battery of four 12-pounder James rifles and two 6-pounder smoothbores was the third and final battery of Maj. Gen. John A. Logan’s division to arrive on the field. Going into battery around 11:30 a.m., May 12, 1863, Captain Williams’ guns served in this position on the left of the gun line to prevent any Confederate flanking movement from the west.

No casualties reported.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 12, 1863.

Location. 32° 14.376′ N, 90° 26.965′ W. Marker is in Raymond, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It can be reached from State Highway 18 0.4 miles south of Port Gibson Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in a section of the Raymond Military Park known as Artillery Ridge that is detached from the main part of the park; the above directions are to the parking area for this section of the park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Raymond MS 39154, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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,

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: U.S. First Brigade; (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. 8th Battery, Michigan Light Artillery (within

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shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Seventh Division; (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); U.S. 11th Battery, Ohio Light Artillery (about 500 feet away); U.S. Second Brigade; (about 500 feet away); Field Artillery (about 600 feet away); Battle Plans (about 600 feet away); U.S. Battery D, 1st Illinois Light Artillery (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raymond.

Also see . . . Friends of Raymond. Official website of the Friends of Raymond with detailed information on the Battle of Raymond and the preservation of the battlefield. (Submitted on July 3, 2015.)

View towards Fourteenmile Creek image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 5, 2015

2. View towards Fourteenmile Creek

View from the position of the 3d Battery

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 5, 2015

3. U.S. 3d Battery, Ohio Light Artillery Marker

View to east towards other batteries

U.S. 3d Battery, Ohio Light Artillery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 5, 2015

4. U.S. 3d Battery, Ohio Light Artillery

View of Union Batteries from Highway 18 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 5, 2015

5. View of Union Batteries from Highway 18

View from Fourteen Mile Creek towards Union Batteries image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 5, 2015

6. View from Fourteen Mile Creek towards Union Batteries

3d Battery at far right position of the line

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 434 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 3, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.