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Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
 

Minnesota 4th Infantry

1st Brig. 7th Div. 17th Corps

— Lieut. Col. John E. Tourtellotte —

 
 
Minnesota 4th Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019
1. Minnesota 4th Infantry Marker
Inscription.
Casualties
Raymond, May 12,1863, none reported; Jackson, May 14, wounded
2; Champion's Hill, May 16, wounded 2; Assault, May 22, killed 12,
wounded 42, total 54, Lieut. George G. Sherbrooke killed,
Lieut. Clark Turner mortally wounded; Siege, May 23-July 4,
wounded 4. Aggregate, killed 12, wounded 50; total 62.

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.
 
Location. 32° 21.015′ N, 90° 50.706′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. Marker is on Union Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Located 25 yards north of the Minnesota State Memorial. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Union Avenue, Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. John B · Sanborn (within shouting distance of this marker); Jesse I. Alexander (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); George B. Boomer (about 500 feet away); U.S. 17th Battery. (about 700 feet away); Isaac F. Quinby (about 800 feet away); 93rd Infantry (approx. ¼ mile away); Remember the Sacrifices (approx. ¼ mile away); U.S. 6th Battery, (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.
 
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This unit was attached to Colonel John B. Sanborn's 1st Brigade, of Brigadier Generals Isaac F. Quinby and John E. Smith's 7th Division, Major General James B. McPherson's XVII Army Corps, and commanded by Colonel John E. Tourtellotte.
 
Also see . . .  Fourth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment. From the Minnesota Historical Society online encyclopedia. (Submitted on May 19, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.) 
 
Looking north from the Minnesota 4th Infantry Marker. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019
2. Looking north from the Minnesota 4th Infantry Marker.
The nearby State of Minnesota Monument, just north of this marker. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 15, 2019
3. The nearby State of Minnesota Monument, just north of this marker.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 154 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 19, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

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