Battery Selfridge

Battery Selfridge Marker

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Battery Selfridge Marker

Monument located on the south side of Union Avenue at the Navy Memorial (Park Tour Stop #7). Detailed from Admiral David Dixon Porter's fleet, the battery served two 8-inch Columbiads from 5 June 1863, until the end of the siege, 4 July 1863, and was commanded by Lt. Commander Thomas O. Selfridge until 25 June 1863, then placed under command of Lt. Commander John G. Walker. [Refer to page 654, Volume 6 of the WPA Monumentation Books, and also Selfridge from Michigan.]

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

The Union siege lines and Confederate defensive lines were marked during the first decade of the 20th century by many of the veterans who fought at Vicksburg, thus making Vicksburg National Military Park one of the most accurately marked military parks in the world.