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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22GD_plenty-of-firepower-armor-plated_Vicksburg-MS.html
Plenty of Firepower
Ironclads like the USS Cairo came equipped
with 13 heavy cannon. It took a crew of six men
to position and fire each gun. As Cairo prowled
the rivers north of Vicksburg, it could use its
cannon to pound Confederate forts, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22GB_serving-with-honor_Vicksburg-MS.html
Many former bondsmen and free black men enlisted when the
United States Colored Troops was formed in 1863. By war's end,
over 220,000 black soldiers and sailors had served in Union forces.
About 40 percent of the burials at Vicksburg National C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22FM_c-s-8232-johnstons-company-8232_Vicksburg-MS.html
Capt. T. N. Johnston.
A detachment of the company served two
10-inch Columbiads in a position, not in the park
about 150 yards northwest of this tablet, from
May 18 to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863.
Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22FL_c-s-company-a_Vicksburg-MS.html
The first section of the company, under Lieuts. T.H. Cunningham and B.T. Mathews, served two 12-pounder howitzers in this position from about June 15 to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22FK_a-stronghold-on-the-bluffs_Vicksburg-MS.html
In mid-19th century America, rivers were highways. And
the Mississippi was the greatest of them all—the nation's
main artery for commerce leading all the way to the Gulf
of Mexico. By early 1863, two Confederate strongholds
still blocked…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22FJ_c-s-8232-johnstons-company-8232_Vicksburg-MS.html
Capt. T. N. Johnston.
A detachment of the company served one 3-inch rifle in this position, Fort Hill, from May 19 to the end of defense, July 4, 1863.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22FI_dash-of-courage_Vicksburg-MS.html
On May 19, 1863, the 55th Ilinois Infantry was
pinned down by enemy fire and running out of
ammunition. Orion P. Howe, a 14-year-old musician,
volunteered to run back and get more. On the way,
he was wounded. He found General Sherman near
thi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22F9_the-last-of-it-kind_Vicksburg-MS.html
On December 12, 1862, the ironclad boat Cairo was sunk
in the Yazoo River while mine-clearing. The vessel was
found in 1956. It was raised, restored and relocated here.
The Cairo is the only remaining ironclad of its type in
existence.
The…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22F8_seven-ironclads-in-100-days_Vicksburg-MS.html
Meet the deadline or pay $200 a day. James Eads had
agreed to these terms for the construction of seven new
ironclads. To speed production, a partner shipyard built
three of the boats, including the one in front of you. Eads'
shipyard built th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22F7_torpedoed-sunk_Vicksburg-MS.html
On December 12, 1862, Cairo was part of a
mine-clearing expedition on the Yazoo River.
Her commander, hearing small arms fire coming
from up ahead, steamed around the rest of the
boats and into unexplored waters. Suddenly,
explosions tore hol…