Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman Statue - Vicksburg National Military Park
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This equestrian statue of Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman is located in the Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi. It is located west and north of Tour Stop 11 along Confederate Avenue.
Waymark Code: WMN5MD
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2014
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Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman has this one major statue on the Vicksburg Battlefield and a smaller marker located across Confederate Avenue. This status is one of the most impressive for one General on the entire Battlefield\Siege Lines.
Lloyd Tilghman (January 26, 1816 - May 16, 1863) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War.
A railroad construction engineer by background, he was selected by the Confederate government to build two forts to defend the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. The location of Fort Henry on the Tennessee was vulnerable to flooding, but Tilghman was slow to spot this, and his surrender of the fort to U.S. Grant in February 1862 was regarded as a disgrace. Taken prisoner and exchanged, he commanded a brigade in the Vicksburg campaign, and was killed by a shell at the Battle of Champion Hill, where he was widely praised for gallantry.
Returning to the field in the fall of 1862, Tilghman became a brigade commander in Mansfield Lovell's division of Earl Van Dorn's Army of the West, following the Second Battle of Corinth. In the Vicksburg Campaign of 1863, he was hit in the chest by a shell fragment and killed in the Battle of Champion Hill. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City.
Statue of Lloyd Tilghman
Text on the front of the monument:
BRIGADIER GENERAL LLOYD TILGHMAN C.S.A.
Commanding First Brigade of Loring's Division
Near the close of the Battle of Champion's Hill, Mississippi
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
HS-007 |
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LCS ID: |
007260 |
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 Tilghman Statue contributes to the national significance of the park under NR Criteria A & B because it represents the national movement among veterans and related groups to commemorate major Civil War battlefields and leaders.
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Short Physical Description
10' tall bronze equestrian statue on 24' x 6' x 6" platform. Tilghman is holding his horse with left hand and brandishing his sword in his right hand. Horse's front hooves rest on a broken cannon carriage.
Material(s)
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Structural Component(s)
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Material(s)
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1.
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Superstructure
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Bronze
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2.
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Substructure
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Concrete
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3.
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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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1926
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AD
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Sievers, Frederick W.
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Sculptor
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My Sources
1. Wikipedia -
Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman
2. Wikipedia -
Siege of Vicksburg
3. The Civil War Home -
The Vicksburg Campaign - Confederate Order of Battle
4. National Register Application -
NRHP