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Tour Guide: This battery consisted entirely of naval cannon
and was manned by sailors of the U.S. Navy. It is named in
honor of Lt. Commander T.O. Selfridge, JR., one of the naval officers
stationed here and the man in command of the ironclad Cairo when
it was sunk in the Yazoo River on December 12, 1862. A plaque here
tells of the navy's role in the siege of Vicksburg. Site Marker: U.S.
Battery Selfridge. Lieutenant Commanders Thomas O. Selfridge, John G.
Walker. A detail from Admiral Porter's fleet under Lieut. Commander
Thos. O. Selfridge to June 25, and from that date under Lieut. Commander
John G. Walker, served two eight inch Columbiads in this position
Battery Selfridge from June 5 to end of siege, July 4, 1863 |
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National Park Handbook 137: The 202-foot obelisk is a tribute to the
achievements of the Union Navy in the campaign to reopen the Mississippi
River. Statues of four fleet commanders (Admirals Farragut and Porter
and Flag Officers Davis and Foote) surround the base. Between the road
and the memorial, note the large bronze plaque recounting the
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(2-06) Battery Selfridge Courtesy of Richard Edling, PA |
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