This brigade advanced by the right flank at 10 A.M., to assault the Confederate lunette on the Baldwin’s Ferry Road, through the ravine that debouches on that road immediately in front of the left face of that lunette. In order from right to left as . . . — — Map (db m189739) HM
Direct assaults on the Confederate fortifications on May 19 and 22 ended in heavy Union losses. With Vicksburg's defenses holding strong. Grant changed tactics and ordered a formal siege. Here, at Third Louisiana Redan, all phases of siege . . . — — Map (db m109354) HM
This brigade moved from its first position, on the left of Stevenson's brigade of Logan's division, about 3 p.m., reported to Gen. Carr about 4 p.m. and was ordered to assault the Confederate curtain between the lunette on the . . . — — Map (db m109552) HM
At daybreak on May 22, 1863, hundreds of Federal cannon
opened fire. The second Union attempt to take Vicksburg
began. Three miles of Confederate fortifications were
bombarded for four hours. Then the Union guns fell silent.
Troops charged . . . — — Map (db m109327) HM
The afternoon of May 19, this brigade was in support of Blair's Division–the 72nd Ohio in front on the right of the road and the 95th Ohio in its rear, the 114th Illinois on the left of the road and the 93D Indiana on its left. About dusk that . . . — — Map (db m109735) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m192893) HM
Sixth Infantry
June 25 – July 4
Killed 11, wounded 74 total 85
Col. Eugene Erwin, Lieuts. W.S.
Lipscomb, John T. Crenshaw and
John Roseberry killed
5th Infantry
June 25 – July 4 . . . — — Map (db m110718) HM
Capt. William N. Hogg; Lieut. Christopher C. Scott; Lieut. Robert N. Cotten.
A detachment of the battery, under Lieut. Robert S. Walker to May 19 and after that date under Lieut. E.W. Lightfoot, served one 12-pounder howitzer in this position, . . . — — Map (db m240574) HM
Captain H.T. Norman.
A detachment of the company served one nine-inch muzzle loading dahlgren gun in this position for two days from about June 30, 1863. When it was disabled by the fire of the Union batteries. — — Map (db m239680) HM
The river batteries, under command of Colonel Edward Higgins, C.S. Artillery, were served by six companies of Tennessee Heavy Artillery on the right, four companies of the 8th Louisiana Heavy Artillery Battalion in the center and eight companies . . . — — Map (db m89100) HM
The Vicksburg Campaign would not have been planned and could not have been conducted on the lines on which it was successfully made without the assistance of the Navy. About 26 gunboats and light-draughts of the Mississippi Squadron, with necessary . . . — — Map (db m170111) HM
This powerful winch helped the crew haul heavy lines, move guns on the gun deck, and pull in the anchor. Steam from the boilers powered the capstan. In an emergency, this essential tool was turned by hand with wooden spokes inserted into the hub at . . . — — Map (db m110402) HM
In the assault, May 22, 1863, one gun
of the battery was dragged by hand,
with the assistance of enlisted men
of Benton's and Burbridge's brigades
to a position within a few yards
of the Confederate lunette on the
Baldwin's Ferry . . . — — Map (db m104183) HM WM
The tall wooden stacks you see towering above the boat are skeletal reproductions of the original chimneys. When Cairo sank, its smoke stacks were visible above the surface of the water. A sister boat, the Pittsburg, knocked down the . . . — — Map (db m110368) HM
Major General C. S. Army Commanding Division Army of Vicksburg January 20 — April 18, 1863 —————— Cadet, U.S. Military Academy • 1842 Bvt. 2nd Lt. U.S. Army • July 1, 1846 Second Lieutenant • July 1, 1847 First Lieutenant • Jan. 27, 1853 Capt. Cav. . . . — — Map (db m192897) HM
On May 19, 1863, the 55th Ilinois Infantry was
pinned down by enemy fire and running out of
ammunition. Orion P. Howe, a 14-year-old musician,
volunteered to run back and get more. On the way,
he was wounded. He found General Sherman near
this . . . — — Map (db m109454) HM
You are standing next to Stockade Redan, one of nine large Confederate forts built to guard routes into Vicksburg. The massive outer wall of the redan, made of packed earth faced with logs, originally rose more than 14 feet high. A seven-foot deep . . . — — Map (db m115407) HM
Brig General C S Army
Commanding 2nd Brigade
Stevensons Division
March 29 — May 1 1863
_______
Major 12th Ala. Inf. July 17 1861
Lt. Col. 19th Ala. Inf. Aug. 12 1861
Brig. Gen. C.S. Army Aug. 16 1862
Killed in Battle May . . . — — Map (db m110511) HM
Commanding 2nd Brigade
3rd Division 17th Corps
April 13 - May 15 1863
Commanding District
Northeast Lousiana
June 7 - July 4 1863
Lt. Col. 30th Ill. Inf. Aug. 28 1861
Colonel May 1 1862
Brig. Gen. U.S. Vols. Nov. 29 . . . — — Map (db m239688) HM
The Union Army, under command of Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant, was composed of Osterhaus', Smith's, and Carr's Divisions of the 13th Corps, Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand commanding. The Confederate Army, under command of Brig. Gen. John S. Bowen, was . . . — — Map (db m115570) HM
The Union Army, under command of Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant, was composed of Steele's and Tuttle's Divisions, 15th Corps, Maj. Gen. Wm. T. Sherman commanding; and Logan's and Crocker’s Divisions, 17th Corps, Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson commanding. Gen. . . . — — Map (db m110224) HM
The Union Army, under command of Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant, was composed of Steele's and Tuttle's Divisions, 15th Corps, Maj. Gen. Wm. T. Sherman commanding; and Logan's and Crocker’s Divisions, 17th Corps, Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson commanding. Gen. . . . — — Map (db m115558) HM
The Union Army under command of Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson, was composed of the Third and Seventh Divisions, 17th Corps. The Confederate Army, under command of Brig. Gen. John Gregg, was composed of Gregg's brigade and a squadron of Wirt Adams’ . . . — — Map (db m110218) HM
The Union Army under command of Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson, was composed of the Third and Seventh Divisions, 17th Corps. The Confederate Army, under command of Brig. Gen. John Gregg, was composed of Gregg's brigade and a squadron of Wirt Adams’ . . . — — Map (db m115557) HM
Cadet U. S. Military Academy 1846
Bvt. 2nd Lt. Mtd. Rifles July 1 1850
Second Lieutenant June 30 1851
First Lieut. 1st Cav. March 3 1855
Captain June 11 1858
Trans. To 4th Cav. Aug, 3 1861
Colonel 3rd Ill. Cav. Aug, 16 1861
Brig, . . . — — Map (db m109958) HM
This brigade, with skirmishers in advance, was formed behind the crest of the ridge immediately north of Mint Spring Bayou. In order from right to left as follows: 37th Ohio, 4th West Virginia, 47th Ohio, in line, and the 30th Ohio in reserve. The . . . — — Map (db m115773) HM
Blair's Division was massed for the assault, the morning of May 22, on the left of the Graveyard Road and about 900 yards from the Confederate Stockade Redan. A volunteer storming party of 150 men from the regiments of the division, under command of . . . — — Map (db m115652) HM
In order to guard Vicksburg from Union attack, the Confederates built a ring of forts around the city's north, east, and south sides. You are standing at the northernmost point of those defenses. From here, the tour road travels east then south . . . — — Map (db m110173) HM
Gaining control of Vicksburg and the Mississippi River
cost so many lives-more than 10,000 Union dead. In the
aftermath of battle, the dead were often buried hastily in
makeshift graves. At hundreds of Civil War battle sites the
remains of . . . — — Map (db m109429) HM
Steam-driven propulsion systems like the one you see
here powered riverboats churning up and down western
rivers in the mid-1800s. Cairo's engines and boilers are
among the oldest and best surviving examples of this
type of machinery. . . . — — Map (db m109468) HM
Vital supplies of food, clothing, medicine, European-made rifles and soldiers arrived here from the south and west. They were then shipped by rail to the troops fighting in the east. By early 1863, Vicksburg and Port Hudson, Louisiana, were the last . . . — — Map (db m105445) HM
Upper plaque
Giles A. Smith
Capt. 8th Mo. Inf. June 14 1861
Lieut. Colonel June 12 1862
Brig. Gen. U.S. Vols Aug. 4, 1863
Maj. Gen of Vols. Nov. 24 1865
Lower plaque . . . — — Map (db m109856) HM
Blair's Division was massed for the assault, the morning of May 22, on the left of the Graveyard Road and about 900 yards from the Confederate stockade redan. At 10 o'clock a.m., this brigade followed Ewing’s by the flank, on the Graveyard Road. . . . — — Map (db m115790) HM
When Union forces arrived at Vicksburg, Union General Ulysses S. Grant chose a wood frame house near here as his headquarters. But the house ended up serving a very different purpose. During the night of May 21, 1863, Grant awakened to loud noises . . . — — Map (db m109347) HM
U.S. Missouri
Gustavus Lightfoot
Major 12th Infantry
Killed May 22 1863
Given by E.P. Reichhelm
Sergt Major
3rd Infantry
Capt. U·S·C·I· — — Map (db m110209) HM
Here, Confederates from Missouri fought Union soldiers
from Missouri. At Vicksburg—and across every Civil War
battlefield—men who had once been friends faced off as
enemies. Neighbors and even family members found
themselves on . . . — — Map (db m115409) HM
Ironclad gunboats had long, flat-bottomed hulls to navigate shallow rivers. Loaded with heavy boilers, engines and guns, the hull tended to droop at the ends from uneven weight. This caused the center of the boat to hump up like a hog's . . . — — Map (db m110398) HM
Casualties:
Port Gibson, May 1, 1863,
killed 1, wounded 16, total 17;
Champion's Hill, May 16, killed 2,
wounded 3, total 5,
Capt. Alexander W. Geddes and Lieut.
Thomas B. White killed; Assault, May 19,
wounded 8; . . . — — Map (db m110534) HM
Col. George W. Neeley, Maj. Joseph L. Purvis, Detached Brigade, Dist. Northeast Louisiana. Served with Brigade on west side of river. — — Map (db m239683) HM
Col. Daniel H. Brush Richmond's Brig., Provisional Div. 16th Corps.
Served with Brigade on exterior line from about June 4, 1863 to end of siege. — — Map (db m239564) HM
Co. D. Capt. Eberlee P.H. Stone,
Served on Gunboat "Tyler" and on
U.S.S. "Tuscumbia."
Co. K. Capt. Elijah P. Curtis.
Served with detachments of other
companies on Gunboat "Petrel."
Casualties:
Co. D. Bombardment Grand . . . — — Map (db m109792) HM
Casualties:
Port Gibson, May 1, 1863, wounded 13.
Champion's Hill, May 16, killed 1,
wounded 2; total 3.
Big Black River Bridge, May 17, wounded 13,
In skirmishers, May 18, 20 and 21,
Capt. Henry M. Kellogg killed, . . . — — Map (db m109961) HM
Lieut. Col. Lucien Greathouse 4th Brig., 1st Div., 16th Corps
Served with Brigade on exterior line from about June 12, 1863, to end of siege. — — Map (db m239570) HM
Col. Timothy O'Merea.
1st Brig., 1st Div., 16th Corps.
Served with Division on exterior
line from about June 12, 1863,
to end of siege. — — Map (db m134314) HM WM
Col. George W.K. Bailey;
Capt. Asa C. Matthews;
Lieut. Col. Lemuel Parke.
1st Brig., 14th Div., 13th Corps.
Casualties:
Port Gibson, May 1, 1863, killed 4,
wounded 19, total 23; Big Black River
Bridge, May . . . — — Map (db m109962) HM
Capt. John T. Cheney.
1st Div., 16th Corps.
Served with Division on exterior
line from about June 12, 1863,
to end of siege. — — Map (db m134311) HM WM
Lieut. Henry G. Eddy.
1st Div., 16th Corps.
Served with Division on exterior
line from about June 12, 1863,
to end of siege. — — Map (db m134313) HM WM
Indiana
1st Brig. 10th Div.
13th Corps
60th Infantry
Colonel Richard Owen,
Guard at Perkins' Landing,
Louisiana, from April 28 to about
May 28. Engaged: Siege, June 1-June 22.
Duty at Black River . . . — — Map (db m104273) HM WM
Captain Michael Mueller
Served on the exterior line in the
vicinity of Haynes' Bluff and
at Oak Ridge from about June 12,
to the end of the siege, July 4. — — Map (db m109794) HM
Indiana
10th Division 13th Corps
Company C, 4th Cavalry.
Captain Joseph R. Leslie
Captain Andrew P. Gallagher
Escort at division headquarters
during campaign and siege. — — Map (db m104262) HM WM
Assault May 22, 1863
Sergt. Joseph E. Griffith, Sergt. N. C.
Messenger and about 12 other enlisted men
of the regiment entered this redoubt at
its salient angle where a breach had been
made by the Union Artillery. . . . — — Map (db m109605) HM
2D Brig. 14th Div. 13th Corps
Casualties
Killed 16 wounded 87 missing 10
Total 113 Lieut. Col. Cornelius W. Dunlap
killed Lieuts. Samuel Bates and
William A. Roberts mortally wounded — — Map (db m109924) HM WM
2D Battery;
Lieut. Joseph R. Reed.
3D Div; 15th Corps.
Casualties:
In the engagement at Jackson,
May 14, 1863, wounded 1;
In the assault, May 22, wounded 3;
and during the siege,
killed 1, wounded 2, total 3. . . . — — Map (db m110049) HM
25th Infantry
Col. George A. Stone
Casualties:
In the assault, May 22, 1863,
killed 5, wounded 27, missing 5, total 37;
and during the siege, not reported.
Aggregate reported casualties
in regiment during . . . — — Map (db m110202) HM
Brigadier General
C.S.A.
Colonel Twentieth Alabama
Commanding Second Brigade
Stevenson's Division
May 1-2 1863
Killed on duty in Fort Garrott
June 17 1863
— — Map (db m110526) HM
President Confederate States
and Commander-in-Chief
Cadet U.S. Military Academy 1821
2nd Lt. 1st U.S. Infantry July 1, 1828
1st Lieut. Dragoons March 4, 1833
Adjt. Aug. 30, 1833 to Feb. 3, 1834
Resigned June 30, 1835
Col. 1st Miss. . . . — — Map (db m88183) HM WM
Brig. General C.S. Army
Commanding First Brigade
Loring's Division
Johnston's Army
Cadet U.S. Military Academy 1841
2nd Lt. U.S. Army Dec. 6, 1846
First Lieutenant Oct. 9, 1846
Captain November 30, 1856
Resigned May 31, . . . — — Map (db m88190) HM WM
Col · 4th Minn · Infantry
Commanding 7th Division
April, 13 - May 2, 1863
Commanding 1st · Brigade
7th Division 17th Corps
May - July 4, 1863
________
Col · 4th Minn · Inf · Jan · 1, 1862
Brig Gen · US Vols · Aug · 4, 1863
Bvt · . . . — — Map (db m110455) HM
Lt. General C.S. Army
Commanding Department of
Miss. and East Lousiana
Cadet U.S. Military Academy 1833
2nd Lt. 4th Art. July First 1837
First Lt. Mar. Nineteenth 1842
Captain September Sixteenth 1850
Resigned April . . . — — Map (db m88185) HM WM
This brigade was ordered to assault the Confederate Third Louisiana redan on north side of Jackson Road. The 31st and 124th Illinois Regiments were deployed as sharpshooters. About 10 a.m. the 23D Indiana advanced by the flank, . . . — — Map (db m109718) HM
Commanding Second District
Vicksburg May 4 - July 4, 1863
U.S. Military Academy 1848 – 1852
1st Lieut. 10th Inf. U.S.A. August 25, 1855
Commanding Pioneer Corps
with General Albert Sidney Johnson
in Utah . . . — — Map (db m115620) HM
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