Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Randal W. MacGavock
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 28, 2008
1. Randal W. MacGavock Marker
Sculptor: George T. Brewster
Killed in Battle
May 12, 1863
Erected 1919.
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° 22.279′ N, 90° 51.719′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Confederate Avenue 0.6 miles east of Fort Hill Drive, on the right when traveling east. Located in Vicksburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vicksburg MS 39183, 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, 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: John Adams (a few steps from this marker); Tennessee (within shouting distance of this marker); Mississippi 14th Light Art. Battalion. (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnston's Army (within shouting distance of this marker); C S Missouri Sixth Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Tennessee Smith's Division (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); C.S. Company B, (about 400 feet away); C.S. Lynch's Company. (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.
Also see . . . Vicksburg National Military Park. National Park Service. (Submitted on September 10, 2015.)
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Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 28, 2008
2. Randal W. MacGavock Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 21, 2009
3. Randal W. MacGavock Grave
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 21, 2009
4. Randal W. MacGavock Grave
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 525 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 4, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on September 5, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
