Florida Monument - Vicksburg NMP, Vicksburg, MS
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N 32° 19.617 W 090° 52.817
15S E 699524 N 3578650
Monument is located outside park boundaries on Confederate Avenue at Mulva Hill Street.
Waymark Code: WMP2C7
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2015
Views: 8
“The Florida State Memorial is located outside of Vicksburg National Military Park on former park property in the City of Vicksburg. It is situated along south Confederate Avenue at the Mulvihill Street intersection. The memorial was constructed of Elberton Georgia Granite by the Atlantic Memorials of Jacksonville, FL and dedicated April 17, 1954. It stands in honor of the soldiers who served in General Joseph E. Johnston's army of relief.
The memorial was provided by the Florida United Daughters of the Confederacy (U.D.C.) at a cost of $5000. It consists of a upright granite monolith with a polished surface 4' x 3'8". The Florida State Seal is at the top, front, ‘In God we trust’ along with the following words: ‘Whether sleeping in distant places, or graveless, this monument has been erected to the memory of the men who served the Confederate States of America.’”
For the siege’s sesquicentennial, an information banner accompanied the monument with further information:
“The Florida State Memorial represents three Florida Regiments that fought during the Campaign and Defense of Vicksburg: the 1st and 3d Infantries (Consolidated) and the 4th Infantry. The units were part of the Army of Relief commanded by General Joseph E. Johnston. The Memorial was dedicated on April 17, 1954.”
Date Installed or Dedicated: 04/17/1954
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: State of Florida
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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