47th Georgia Infantry

47th Georgia Infantry Regimental Monument
47th Georgia Infantry Regimental Monument

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Multiple monument located outside of Vicksburg National Military Park, on former park property in the City of Vicksburg, at the southeast corner of Confederate Avenue and Hall’s Ferry Road. This unit was attached to Brig. Gen. Marcellus A. Stovall’s Brigade, of Maj. Gen’l John C. Breckinridge’s Division, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s Army of Relief, Department of the West, and commanded by Maj. J. S. Cone and Col. G. W. M. Williams. The regiment arrived in Jackson, MS, on 1 June 1863 from the Department of Tennessee. On 4 July 1863, the unit was headquartered near Bolton, MS. [Refer to Gen. M.A. Stovall of Georgia and to Edwin Bearss’ The Vicksburg Campaign, Volume III, page 1149.]

Last updated: April 14, 2015

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