Twenty Ninth Illinois Infantry (Detachment).
—Army of the Tennessee. —
Companies D and K were assigned to duty on gunboats by order of Major General U.S. Grant, dated February 18, 1863; company D, under Captain Eberlee P. H. Stone served during the campaign and siege of Vicksburg on gunboat "Tyler" and a detachment from the company for a time, on U.S.S. "Tuscumbia"; Company K, under Capt. Elijah P. Curtis, with enlisted men of other companies of the regiment attached to it, served on gunboat "Petrel" and on other boats, casualties: in the bombardment of Grand Gulf, April 20, killed 1, wounded 2, total 3 (in Company D). The detachment was borne on the returns for Jan. 31, 1863, in First Brigade, District of Jackson, 18th Corps, Army of the Tennessee.| HM Number | HM22N3 |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | National Park Service, Department of the Interior |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, November 7th, 2017 at 10:01pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 703689 N 3584304 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.37716667, -90.83485000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 22.63', W 90° 50.091' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 22' 37.8" N, 90° 50' 5.4600000000001" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 601 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near Grant Ave, Vicksburg MS 39183, US |
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