Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
John Adams
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 28, 2008
1. John Adams Memorial
Sculptor: Anton Schaaf
Commanding First Brigade
Loring's Division
Johnston's Army
Cadet U.S. Military Academy 1841
2nd Lt. U.S. Army Dec. 6, 1846
First Lieutenant Oct. 9, 1846
Captain November 30, 1856
Resigned May 31, 1861
Capt. C.S. Army July 8, 1861
To Rank from March 16, 1861
Colonel 1862
Brig. General Dec. 29, 1862
Killed in Battle Nov. 30, 1864
Erected 1915.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is November 30, 1864.
Location. 32° 22.278′ N, 90° 51.728′ W. Memorial 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 left when traveling east. Located in Vicksburg National Military Park. 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: Randal W. MacGavock (a few steps from this marker); Tennessee (within shouting distance of this marker); Mississippi 14th Light Art. Battalion. (within shouting distance of this marker); C S Missouri Sixth Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnston's Army (within shouting distance of this marker); Tennessee Smith's Division
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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 Adams Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 28, 2008
3. John Adams Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 22, 2009
4. John Adams Marker, Franklin, Tennessee
Marker located on Winstead Hill.
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 22, 2009
5. John Adams, Franklin, Tennessee
The spot where John Adams was killed at Franklin, TN on Nov. 30, 1864. He was killed atop the Federal works close to the Carter Gin along Columbia Pike, while rallying his men on horseback.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019
6. View of John Adams bronze looking east.
Public domain
7. Confederate Brigadier General John Adams (1825-1864)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 623 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 5, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 6, 7. submitted on May 23, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
