Burbridge's Brigade: Assault, May 22, 1863

Burbridge's Brigade: Assault, May 22, 1863. Union Position Tablet. 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 Benton’s left; in obedience to that order, the 67th Indiana and 23rd Wisconsin were withdrawn from the line; the order, however, was soon countermanded and the two regiments were returned to the brigade line.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 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. . This historical marker was erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. It is in Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County Mississippi