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Minnesota State Memorial
Vicksburg, Mississippi |
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Minnesota
3d Infantry
co. Chauncey W. Griggs
Montgomery's Brig.
Kimball's Provisional Division
16th Corps
Served at Haynes and Snyder's Bluff's on outpost duty and
the construction of Defensive Works against the expected
attack of General Joseph E. Johnston's Army
from June 8th to July 4th, 1863.
4th Infantry
Lieut. Co. John E. Tourtelotte
1st Brigade, 7th Division, 17th Corps
Casualties
Raymond, May 12, 1863, none reported;
Jackson, May 14, wounded 2,
Assault May 22, Killed 12, wounded 42, Total 54.
Lieut. George G. Smerbroome, killed
Lieut. Clark Turner mortally wounded
Siege May 23 - July 4, Wounded 4
Aggregate, killed 12, wounded 50 Total 62
The Colonel of the Regiment John B. Sanborn
Commanded 1st Brigade, 7th Division, 17th Corps
During the Siege of Vicksburg.
5th Infantry
Col. Lucius F. Hubbard
2nd Brig. 3rd Division, 15th Corps
Casualties
Jackson, May 14, 1863, none reported
Assaulted May 22, Killed 2, Wounded 1, Missing 7, total 18
1st Battery, Light Artillery
Lieut. Henry Hurter
Capt. William Z. Clayton
5th Division, 17th Corps
Served with the 2d Brigade of the Division during the investment May 18
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Four units from
Minnesota participated in the Vicksburg campaign: 3d, 4th, and 5th
Infantry Regiments and the 1st Minnesota Battery. (The painting shows
the 4th Minnesota entering Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, with the Warren
County Court House in the background.)
The 90-foot high monument, constructed of Mt. Airy granite, features the
statue of "Peace" that was sculpted by William Couper. In her hands,
"Peace" holds a sword and a shield to signify that the soldiers of both
armies have placed the weapons of war in her eternal care.
The monument was dedicated by Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota
while Mississippi Governor James K. Vardaman delivered the main oration.
The monument was accepted on behalf of the Federal Government by General
Ezra Carman,, a Civil War veteran, who served as Chairman of the
Chickamauga/Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. |
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Painting by F.D. Millet |
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Vicksburg National Military
Park |
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