Yazoo City in Yazoo County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

C.S.S. Arkansas

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014

1. C.S.S. Arkansas Marker

Inscription. Launched on July 14, 1862, from the Navy Yard in Yazoo City, the ironclad ram Arkansas commanded by Lt. Isaac N. Brown successfully engaged the combined Union fleets on the Yazoo and Mississippi rivers helping to end the naval siege of Vicksburg. The ironclad was scuttled north of Baton Rouge on August 5, 1862, to prevent capture by Union forces.

Erected 1996 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1900.

Location. 32° 51.158′ N, 90° 25.598′ W. Marker is in Yazoo City, Mississippi, in Yazoo County. It is on West Broadway Street (State Highway 149) 0.1 miles east of Haley Barbour Parkway (State Highway 3), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 893 West Broadway Street, Yazoo City MS 39194, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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 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: Tommy McClennan (approx. 0.7 miles away); B.S. Ricks Memorial Library (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bank of Yazoo City (approx. 0.9 miles away); Willie Morris

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Yazoo County Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Yazoo County War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Yazoo Expedition (approx. one mile away); The Oakes House (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yazoo City.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . C.S.S. Arkansas Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on September 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Additional keywords. C.S.S. Arkansas

<i>C.S.S. Arkansas</i> Marker area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014

2. C.S.S. Arkansas Marker area

<i>C.S.S. Arkansas</i> image. Click for full size.

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3. C.S.S. Arkansas

In a period sepia wash drawing by R.G. Skerrett. From the U.S. Naval Historical Center.

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4. C.S.S. Arkansas

Running through the Union fleet above Vicksburg, Mississippi, 15 July 1862

Lt. Isaac N. Brown, CSN image. Click for full size.

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5. Lt. Isaac N. Brown, CSN

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,287 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.