1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery, Company
H
| Multiple monument located at Louisiana Circle on South Washington Street. This unit
was attached to Col. Edward Higgins' River Defense Batteries, Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's
Army of Vicksburg and was commanded by Col. C. A. Fuller & Lt. Col. Daniel
Beltzhoover. [Refer to page 24, Volume 1 of the WPA Monumentation Books and to Edwin
Bearss' The Vicksburg Campaign, Volume I, page 226 and Volume III, pages 873
& 968.] Company H Iron tablet located at
Louisiana Circle on South Washington Street. This unit was attached to the "Widow
Blakely Battery" about mile southeast of the Marine Battery and 130 above the river
and commanded by Capt. Richard S. Bond. The battery mounted three 32-pdr rifled guns and
one 7.44-inch Blakely Rifle (known as the "Widow Blakely"). The
"Widow" was manned by a detachment of Company H under the command of Lt. A. L.
Slack. [Refer to Edwin Bearss' The Vicksburg Campaign, Volume II, page 63.] |
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Last update: Saturday, July 07, 2001
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