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

93rd Infantry

Illinois

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 11, 2016

1. 93rd Infantry Marker

Inscription. Col. Holden Putnam;
Lieut. Col. Nicholas C. Buswell;
Col. Holden Putnam.
3rd Brig., 7th Div., 17th Corps.

Casualties:
Jackson, May 14, 1863, killed 1, wounded 6,
total 7; Champion’s Hill, May 16, killed 38,
wounded 113, missing 11, total 162,
Capt. David Lloyd killed;
Assault, May 19, wounded 3:
Assault, May 22, killed 4, wounded 51,
total 55.
Aggregate, killed 43, wounded 173, missing
11, total 227.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 14, 1863.

Location. 32° 21.205′ N, 90° 50.634′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. Memorial is on Union Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Pemberton Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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. U.S. 6th Battery, (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Isaac F. Quinby (about 500 feet away); George B. Boomer (about 800 feet away); U.S. Yost's Independent Ohio Battery; (approx. 0.2 miles away); U.S. 3rd Div. 17th Corps Army of the Tennessee (approx. 0.2 miles away); Overwhelming Firepower (approx.

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0.2 miles away); U.S. 3D Battery, (approx. 0.2 miles away); Minnesota 4th Infantry (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

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1. 93rd Illinois Infantry (Union) Monument.

This memorial in the Vicksburg National Military Park commemorates the 93rd Illinois Infantry, involved in the Siege of Vicksburg. At the Siege of Vicksburg, from 18 May to 4 July 1863, about 77,000 Northern soldiers under command of Major General Ulysses S. Grant fought against 33,000 Southern soldiers. The battle ended with the surrender of Vicksburg and almost 30,000 Confederates. Victory here and at Port Hudson gave the Union control of the Mississippi River. The Union lost 4835 men (dead, wounded or missing), the Confederates 3202 men.

(Submitted on March 3, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. 93rd Illinois Infantry.

This unit was attached to Col. George B. Boomer (killed 22 May 1863) & Col. Holden Putnam's 3rd Brigade of Brig. Gen'ls Isaac F. Quimby & John E. Smith's (assumed command 3 June 1863) 7th Division, Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson's 17th Corps and was commanded
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 11, 2016

2. 93rd Infantry Marker
by Col. Holden Putnam (assumed brigade command 3 Jun 1863) & Lt. Col. Nicholas C. Buswell.

(Submitted on March 3, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 91 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 3, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.