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

Burbridge's Brigade: Assault, May 22, 1863

Union Position Tablet

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 11, 2016

1. Burbridge's Brigade: Assault, May 22, 1863 Marker

Inscription. This brigade was formed for the assault in support of Benton’s, advanced when that brigade became engaged, and took position on its right — the 16th Indiana on the left, the 83rd Ohio in the center, the 67th Indiana on the right, and the 23rd Wisconsin at first in reserve but soon ordered to support the right of the brigade with four companies and the left with six. Gen. Burbridge, commanding brigade, was ordered by Gen. Carr to send two regiments of his command to reinforce Gen. Benton’s left; in obedience to that order, the 67th Indiana and 23rd Wisconsin were withdrawn from the line; the order, however, was soon countermanded and the two regiments were returned to the brigade line. A 6-pounder gun of the Chicago Mercantile Battery was ordered to the front and drawn by hand, with the assistance of enlisted men of this brigade and of Benton’s brigade, to a position about thirty feet from the Confederate lunette, against which it was vigorously served. The brigade maintained its position until near sunset, when it was relieved by Sanborn’s brigade and retired. This tablet marks the right of the 16th Indiana, and the left

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of the 83rd Ohio, as the brigade line was formed at the time of its closest approach to the Confederate entrenchment. Casualties: 16th Indiana, killed 2, wounded 12, total 14; 67th Indiana, killed 6, wounded 23, total 29; 83rd Ohio, killed 4 wounded 19, total 23; 23rd Wisconsin, killed 2, wounded 28, missing 2, total 32; aggregate, killed 14, wounded 82, missing 2, total 98.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 22, 1863.

Location. 32° 20.747′ N, 90° 51.216′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Confederate Avenue one mile south of Pemberton Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 11, 2016

2. Burbridge's Brigade: Assault, May 22, 1863 Marker

America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Benton's Brigade: Assault, May 22, 1863 (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Chicago Mercantile Battery; (within shouting distance of this marker); Temple Anshe Chesed Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); C S Missouri (within shouting distance of this marker); C.S. Company B, (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Anshe Chesed Congregation (about 500 feet away); C.S. Artillery Company, (about 600 feet away); C.S. Company A, 1st Mississippi Light Artillery; (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. U.S. Chicago Mercantile Battery

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 430 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.