Brigadier General States Rights Gist Bust - Vicksburg National Military Park
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This bust of Brigadier General States Rights Gist is located on the grounds of the Vicksburg High School - 3701 Drummond St in Vicksburg, Ms.
Waymark Code: WMMV4Q
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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Brigadier General States Rights Gist, States Rights Gist has this one monument on the Vicksburg Battlefield. This marker and bust is actually on former Parkland and is now located in front of Vicksburg High School.

States Rights Gist (September 3, 1831 – November 30, 1864) was a lawyer, a militia general in South Carolina, and a Confederate Army brigadier general who served during the American Civil War.

In May 1863, Gist and Brig. Gen. W.H.T. Walker led two brigades of South Carolina troops to reinforce Confederate forces under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in Mississippi that were trying to relieve Confederate forces under attack at Vicksburg by the Union Army under the command of then Major General Ulysses S. Grant. After arriving in Mississippi, Walker was promoted to major general and Gist's brigade was placed in Walker's division. They participated in the Vicksburg Campaign and the Battle of Jackson, Mississippi. Johnston's efforts in the Vicksburg Campaign were unsuccessful and the fortress city fell to the Union Army under General Grant on July 4, 1863.

Bust of States Rights Gist
Text on the front of the marker:

STATES RIGHTS GIST
BRIG GENERAL C. S. ARMY
COMMANDING BRIGADE
WALKER'S DIVISION
JOHNSTON'S ARMY

Brig. Gen. C. S. Army, Mar. 20, 1862
Killed in Battle, Nov. 30,1864



From the NRHP nomination form:

  Structure Number: HS-064
  LCS ID: 003318




Historical Significance:

  National Register Status:
Entered - Documented
  National Register Date:
12/09/1977

  National Historic Landmark?: No
  Significance Level:
Contributing
 

Short Significance Description:

The monument contributes to the national significance of the park under NR Criterion A. It represents the national movement among veterans and related groups to commemorate major Civil War battlefields.

Short Physical Description

The dark gray, polished granite monument consists of a 44" square, tapered base supporting a rectangular pedestal for a height of 72" with the 36" x 24" x 52" bronze bust on top. A bronze plaque is attached to the pedestal.



Material(s)   
 
Structural Component(s)
Material(s)

1. 
Substructure
Concrete
2. 
Superstructure
Granite
2. 
Superstructure
Bronze


Construction Period:
Historic
Chronology:   
 
Physical Event
Begin Year
Begin Year AD/BC
End Year
End Year AD/BC
Designer
Designer Occupation
1. 
Built
1915
AD
 
 
Brewster, George T.
Sculptor


My Sources
1. Wikipedia - Brigadier General States Rights Gist
2. Wikipedia - Siege of Vicksburg
3. The Civil War Home - The Vicksburg Campaign - Confederate Order of Battle
4. National Register Application - NRHP




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 The monument is to the right of the entrance to the High School.


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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