Near Gainesville in Hancock County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Gainesville Volunteers

Gainesville Vounteers Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Texmexfla, June 25, 2008

1. Gainesville Vounteers Marker

Inscription. In 1860, John Deason, a Mexican War Veteran, organized a militia company here. The "Gainesville Volunteers" entered Confederate service in 1861 as Co. G. of the Third Mississippi Infantry. During the Civil War the unit served in the Gulf Coast region and fought in the Vicksburg, Atlanta, Middle Tennessee, and Carolina campaigns.

Erected 2000 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, Mexican-American • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 30° 18.788′ N, 89° 35.999′ W. Marker is near Gainesville, Mississippi, in Hancock County. It is on Interstate 10 at milepost 2, one mile west of 607 (Mississippi Highway 607), on the right when traveling east. This marker is in front of the Mississippi Welcome Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pearlington MS 39572, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Special Operations Craft Riverine (approx. ¼ mile away); TAO Buoy (approx. ¼ mile away); H-1 Rocket Engine (approx. ¼ mile away);

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Tsunami Buoy (approx. ¼ mile away); F-1 Rocket Engine (approx. ¼ mile away); Infinity Eagle (approx. ¼ mile away); Lunar Lander (approx. 0.3 miles away); John C. Stennis Space Center (approx. 2 miles away).

Volunteers Marker and visitors center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 18, 2022

2. Volunteers Marker and visitors center

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2008, by Texmexfla of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 3,267 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 3, 2008, by Texmexfla of Houston, Texas. 2. submitted on January 22, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.