U.S. Battery A,

U.S. Battery A, (HM22KE)

Location: Vicksburg, MS 39180 Warren County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 20.421', W 90° 51.169'

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1st Missouri Light Artillery;

—12th Div.: 13th Corps; Army of the Tennessee. —

Capt. George W. Schofield.


The battery served four pieces, kind and caliber unknown, in this position from about May 26. It also served the four 24-pounder siege guns on the line of Hovey's division, in a battery, not in the park, from about June 7 to the end of the siege, July 4, 1863. A furnace was prepared at the position of the siege guns and hotshot were fired from them in an unsuccessful attempt to burn a mill inside the Confederate line. Reported casualties in battery during the campaign and siege, wounded 2.
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HM NumberHM22KE
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Placed ByNational Park Service, Department of the Interior
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Date Added Sunday, November 5th, 2017 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 702080 N 3580188
Decimal Degrees32.34035000, -90.85281667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 20.421', W 90° 51.169'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 20' 25.26" N, 90° 51' 10.14" W
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Area Code(s)601, 769
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Union Ave, Vicksburg MS 39180, US
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