U.S. Battery H,

U.S. Battery H, (HM239N)

Location: Vicksburg, MS 39183 Warren County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 22.198', W 90° 50.435'

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1st Illinois Light Artillery;

—2D Div.; 15th Corps; Army of the Tennessee. —


Capt. Levi W. Hart.

The battery served four 20-pounder Parrott rifles from about May 27 and one 30-pounder Parrott rifle from about May 30, to about June 10, in this position, when the right section, under Lieut. Francis DeGress, was ordered to a battery on the left center of Steele's Division. The left section, under Lieut. Edward Adams, served its two 20-pounder Parrott rifles, one 30-pounder Parrott rifle, and one additional 30-pounder Parrott rifle from about June 23, to the end of the siege, July 4, 1863, in this position. Reported casualties in battery during the campaign and siege killed 1.
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HM NumberHM239N
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Placed ByThe National Park Service, Department of the Interior
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Date Added Monday, November 27th, 2017 at 10:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 703165 N 3583495
Decimal Degrees32.36996667, -90.84058333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 22.198', W 90° 50.435'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 22' 11.88" N, 90° 50' 26.1" W
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Area Code(s)601
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Union Ave, Vicksburg MS 39183, US
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