Campaign, Siege, and Defense of Vicksburg; 1863.
The Union Army under command of Maj Gen. U. S. Grant was composed of three divisions of the 13th, the 15th, and the 17th Corps. The Confederate Army, under command of Lieut. Gen. John C. Pemberton, was composed of Stevenson's, Forney's, Smith's, and Bowen's Divisions, and Waul's Texas Legion. The 15th Corps was on the right, the 17th in the center, and the 13th on the left of the Union line. Stevenson's Division held the right Forney's the center, and Smith's the left of the Confederate line, Bowen's Division and Waul's Texas Legion were in reserve. But Cockrell's brigade of Bowen's Division was engaged the Union Army advanced at 2 p m.: only a reconnaissance in force was accomplished at most points along its line. But Blair's Division of the 15th Corps assaulted the stockade redan on the Graveyard Road and carried the colors of some of its regiments close to both faces of that work and to the curtain immediately west of it. Casualties: Union: killed, 157, wounded 777, missing 8, total 942, fifteen officers killed or mortally wounded. Confederate: not fully reported.| HM Number | HM2308 |
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| Placed By | National Park Service, Department of the Interior |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, November 18th, 2017 at 4:01pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 703786 N 3584297 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.37708333, -90.83381667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 22.625', W 90° 50.029' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 22' 37.5" N, 90° 50' 1.7400000000002" 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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