. Siege and defence of Vicksburg and the Vicksburg National Military Park . si Dvision on the right, resting its right atthe river above Vicksburg, Blairs on the left across the Graveyardroad, and Tuttles at first in reserve but later in the center. Itmade close approaches to four points on the Confederate line ofdefense and started mines at all of them. Casualties: in skirmishon Fourteen-Mile Creek, May 12, killed 6, wounded 6, total 12; inthe engagement at Jackson, May 14, killed &, wounded 22, missing4, total 32; in skirmishes about Vicksburg, killed 4, wounded 16,missing 2, total 22; in th
. Siege and defence of Vicksburg and the Vicksburg National Military Park . si Dvision on the right, resting its right atthe river above Vicksburg, Blairs on the left across the Graveyardroad, and Tuttles at first in reserve but later in the center. Itmade close approaches to four points on the Confederate line ofdefense and started mines at all of them. Casualties: in skirmishon Fourteen-Mile Creek, May 12, killed 6, wounded 6, total 12; inthe engagement at Jackson, May 14, killed &, wounded 22, missing4, total 32; in skirmishes about Vicksburg, killed 4, wounded 16,missing 2, total 22; in the assault, May 19, killed 134, wounded571, missing 8, total 713; in the assauLt, May 22, killed 150, wounded666, missing 42, total 858; during the siege, killed 19, wounded 31,missing 1, total 51; in action at Hills Plantation, June 22, killed 8,wounded 16, missing 23, total 47; and other minor combats, killed1, wounded 11, total 12. The aggregate reported casualties in thecorps during the campaign and siege were, killed 328, wounded1,339, missing 80, total 1,747. 38. ftnvn State Memorial u. s. FIRST DIVISION:FIFTEENTH CORPS; ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE. Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele. CAVALRY. Kane County (Illinois) Independent Company. Lieut. Thomas J. Beebe. [Lieut. James K. McLean;3d Illinois, Company D, JCapt. Thomas M. Davis; [Lieut. Jonathan Kershner. First Brigade, Second Brigade, Third Brigade,Artillery, three batteries. [Brig. Gen. Frank P. Blair;[Col. Francis H. Manter;[Col. Bernard G. Gen. Charles E. Hovey; Col. Charles R. Gen. John M. Thayer. The division marched from Millikens Bend. Louisiana, May 2,1S63; crossed the river to Grand Gulf, Mississippi, May 6 and 7;and was engaged at Jackson, May 14, without casualties. In theassault, May 22, it advanced, late in the afternoon, against theConfederate line of defense in front of its left (third) brigade, thatbrigade leading, and carried the colors of some of its regimentsclose to that line. The division
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