. History of the Thirteenth Regiment, United States Infantry. VICKSBURG AND VICINITY. FIRST AT VICKSBURG. FIRST AT VICKSBURG 37 The Eighth Missouri Infantry was ordered to advance on theleft road and the main column with the Thirteenth Infantryin the lead took the cemetery road. General Sherman says:The battalion of the Thirteenth U. S. Regulars, com-manded by Captain Washington, was at the head of thecolumn on the right road, and pushed the rebels close behindtheir parapets. Steeles division was pushed on to connectwith the fleet in the Mississippi river. The other corps ar-rived during the 1
. History of the Thirteenth Regiment, United States Infantry. VICKSBURG AND VICINITY. FIRST AT VICKSBURG. FIRST AT VICKSBURG 37 The Eighth Missouri Infantry was ordered to advance on theleft road and the main column with the Thirteenth Infantryin the lead took the cemetery road. General Sherman says:The battalion of the Thirteenth U. S. Regulars, com-manded by Captain Washington, was at the head of thecolumn on the right road, and pushed the rebels close behindtheir parapets. Steeles division was pushed on to connectwith the fleet in the Mississippi river. The other corps ar-rived during the 18th and were posted with McPherson inthe center and McClernand on the left, thus completing theline of investment about Vicksburg except a small stretchof ground to the south, which was soon after occupied byfresh troops from the North. General Grant believed thatthe morale of the Confederates had been so severely shakenby the battles of Champion Hills and the Big Black thatwhen his three corps were in position on the 19th he orderedan assault made at two oclock in the afternoon.
Size: 1525px × 1639px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectspanish, bookyear1905
