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Following the surrender of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, Union forces under William T. Sherman pursued Joseph E. Johnston's Confederate army to Jackson and laid siege to the city. North of Jackson, Parke's IX Corps moved astride the Canton Road and placed artillery on this ridge, near the site of the state insane asylum. On July 11-14, the six guns of Batteries L and M, 3rd U.S. Artillery, fired 257 rounds into the city and its defenses. This gun emplacement is one of few intact Civil War site in Jackson.
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| HM Number | HM1CJO |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2004 |
| Placed By | Mississippi Department of Archives and History |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 6:23am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 766426 N 3580644 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.33098333, -90.16961667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 19.859', W 90° 10.177' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 19' 51.54" N, 90° 10' 10.62" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 601 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 2500 N State St, Jackson MS 39216, US |
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