Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Manning F. Force Monument
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 3, 2002
1. Manning F. Force Memorial Marker
Erected by Given by his Son.
Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 32° 21.562′ N, 90° 50.456′ W. Monument is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Union Ave (within the Vicksburg NMP). The monument is located at the parking lot of the Illinois State Monument. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument 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: Standing Guard at Jackson Road (a few steps from this marker); Wexford Lodge (Shirley House) (within shouting distance of this marker); Art That Honors (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Logan's Approach (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. 11th Battery, (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); U.S. Battery G, (about 600 feet away); Mortimer D. Leggett (about 800 feet away); The Mine Explosion (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.
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Photographed by Don Morfe, April 3, 2002
2. Illinois State Monument
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 3, 2002
3. Entrance Arch-Vicksburg National Military Park
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 13, 2000
4. Manning F. Force grave marker
He is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati OH, Section 46, Lot 99. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: FORCE, MANNING F.
Rank and organization: Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers
Place and date: At Atlanta, Ga., 22 July 1864
Entered service at: Cincinnati, Ohio
Date of issue: 31 March 1892
Citation: Charged upon the enemy's works, and after their capture defended his position against assaults of the enemy until he was severely wounded.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 583 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 5, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
