Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
John C Pemberton
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 28, 2008
1. John C Pemberton Marker
Sculptor was Edmond Thomas Quinn, 1869-1929 (Roman Bronze Works)
Commanding Department of
Miss. and East Lousiana
Cadet U.S. Military Academy 1833
2nd Lt. 4th Art. July First 1837
First Lt. Mar. Nineteenth 1842
Captain September Sixteenth 1850
Resigned April Twenty-Fourth 1861
Brig. Gen. C.S. Army June 19, 1861
Major General February 13, 1862
To Rank From Jan. Fourteenth 1862
Lt. General Oct. Thirteenth 1862
To Rank From October Tenth 1862
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is October 10, 1862.
Location. 32° 21.103′ N, 90° 51.131′ W. Memorial is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of Confederate Avenue and Pemberton Circle, on the right when traveling south on Confederate Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: Engagement at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17. (a few steps from this marker); Battle of Champion's Hill, Mississippi, May 16. (a few steps from this marker); Assault on the Confederate Line of Defense, May 19. (a few steps from this marker); Engagement at Jackson, Mississippi, May 14. (a few steps from
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Also see . . . Vicksburg National Military Park. National Park Service (Submitted on September 10, 2015.)
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 28, 2008
2. John C Pemberton Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 28, 2008
3. John C Pemberton Marker
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018
4. Wide view of John C. Pemberton statue at Pemberton Circle.
Public domain, June 12, 2012
5. Pemberton as Commander of the Army of Vicksburg.
Part of the National Park Service Civil War Trading Card series.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 660 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 4, 5. submitted on March 28, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
