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Siege of Vicksburg order of battle: Union. The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Siege of Vicksburg of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization [ 1 ] during the campaign. [ 2 ]
The Siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War.In a series of maneuvers, Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate Army of Mississippi, led by Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton, into the defensive lines surrounding the ...
Vicksburg was strategically vital to the Confederates. Jefferson Davis said, "Vicksburg is the nail head that holds the South's two halves together." [4] While in their hands, it blocked Union navigation down the Mississippi; together with control of the mouth of the Red River and of Port Hudson to the south, it allowed communication with the states west of the river, upon which the ...
On June 19, 1862, eight companies boarded the steamers Ceres and Morning Light for the ill-conceived and under-manned expedition to lay siege to Vicksburg, Mississippi, [5] arriving near Vicksburg on the 25th. The Siege of Vicksburg was abandoned on July 24, and the Regiment returned to Baton Rouge on July 26, with 100 of the 800 men who went ...
The 80th Ohio Infantry was organized Canal Dover, Ohio October 1861 through January 1862 and mustered in for three years service on January 11, 1862, [1][2][3] under the command of Colonel Ephraim R. Eckley. The regiment was attached to District of Paducah, Kentucky, to April 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Mississippi, to November ...
During the Civil War, the unit earned its motto "First at Vicksburg". It participated in the battles of Haynes Bluffs, Champion Hill, Black River, and on 19 May 1863 took part in the assault at Vicksburg. During the battle, the 13th Regiment was the only Union unit to plant its colors on the Confederate positions.
Movement to join army in rear of Vicksburg, Miss., via Richmond and Grand Gulf May 2–14. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. [6] Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 5–10. Siege of Jackson July 10–17. Camp at Big Black until September 26.
The order of battle for the Siege of Vicksburg includes: Siege of Vicksburg order of battle: Confederate. Siege of Vicksburg order of battle: Union.