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 South Carolina State Memorial - Vicksburg National Military Park Posted by:  iconions
N 32° 19.260 W 090° 53.121
15S E 699060 N 3577981
This simple grey granite marker is located in front of the Vicksburg High School - 3701 Drummond St in Vicksburg, Ms.
Waymark Code: WMMV00
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2014
Views: 2
South Carolina Troops in the Vicksburg Campaign, South Carolina has this one monument on the Vicksburg Battlefield. This marker is actually on former Park land and is now located in front of Vicksburg High School.
Palmetto Tree
Text on the front of the marker:
To the everlasting memory of
those South Carolinians who
offered their lives upon the fields of
Vicksburg for the Southern Confederacy.
This monument is dedicated
by the South Carolina Division
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
1935
"Let the stranger
Who may in future times
Read this inscription,
Recognize that these were men
Whom power could not corrupt,
Whom death could not terrify,
Whom defeat could not dishonor,
And let their Virtues plead for just judgment
Of the cause in which they perished;
Let the South Carolinian
Of another generation
Remember
That the State taught them
How to live and how to die;
And from her broken fortunes
She has preserved for her children
The priceless treasure of their memories
Teaching all
Who may claim the same birth-right
That Truth, Courage, and Patriotism,
Endure forever."
William Henry Triscot
The South Carolina Troops
engaged in this campaign were
Gist's Brigade;
Sixteenth, Twenty Fourth, South Carolina
Regiments. Ferguson's Battery.
Evan's Brigade;
Twenty Second, Twenty Third, Twenty Sixth,
South Carolina Regiments. Holcombe Legion.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
HS-520 |
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LCS ID: |
003834 |
Historical Significance:
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National Register Status:
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Entered - Documented
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National Register Date:
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12/09/1977
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National Historic Landmark?: |
No
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Significance Level:
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Contributing
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Short Significance Description:
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The South Carolina Memorial contributes to the national significance of the park under NR Criteria A because it represents the national movement among veterans and related groups to commemorate major Civil War battlefields.
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Short Physical Description
The gray Winnsboro, SC, granite monument consists of a 65" x 26" x 12" rectangular base and a 36" x 12" x 78" rectangular shaft. Shaft face inscribed with names of SC units; at top is bas relief of palmetto tree; sides incorporate shallow setbacks. Located along South Confederate Avenue the monument is outside the current park boundaries, but is maintained by the park.
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Structural Component(s)
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Material(s)
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1.
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Substructure
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Concrete
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Superstructure
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Granite
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Construction Period:
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Historic
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Chronology:
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Physical Event
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Begin Year
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Begin Year AD/BC
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End Year
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End Year AD/BC
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Designer
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Designer Occupation
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1.
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Built
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1935
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AD
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My Sources
1. South Carolina Troops at Vicksburg
2. Wikipedia - Siege of Vicksburg
3. The Civil War Home - The Vicksburg Campaign - Confederate Order of Battle
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Vicksburg National Military Park
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
Address:
3701 Drummond Street
Vicksburg, Ms. 39183
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed
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