. Indiana at Vicksburg . he 23d, when they retired under orders. The20th Ohio was not ordered forward. This tablet marks the placewhere Major Cowen was killed at the head of his regiment. Cas-ualties : 20th Illinois, wounded 23; 31st Illinois, killed 3, wounded21, total 24. Capt. Horace L. Bowyer mortally wounded; 45th Illi-nois, killed 1, wounded 19, missing 2, total 22, Maj. Luther killed; 124th Illinois, wounded 2; 23d Indiana, killed 3,wounded 7, total 10, Lieut. Christian G. Zulauf killed; aggregate,killed 7, wounded 72, missing 2, total 81. Tablet Inscriptions. 51 UNION POSITION
. Indiana at Vicksburg . he 23d, when they retired under orders. The20th Ohio was not ordered forward. This tablet marks the placewhere Major Cowen was killed at the head of his regiment. Cas-ualties : 20th Illinois, wounded 23; 31st Illinois, killed 3, wounded21, total 24. Capt. Horace L. Bowyer mortally wounded; 45th Illi-nois, killed 1, wounded 19, missing 2, total 22, Maj. Luther killed; 124th Illinois, wounded 2; 23d Indiana, killed 3,wounded 7, total 10, Lieut. Christian G. Zulauf killed; aggregate,killed 7, wounded 72, missing 2, total 81. Tablet Inscriptions. 51 UNION POSITION of the Crater; June 25-26, mine at the head of Logans approach to the Third LouisianaRedan was begun on June 23, finished the forenoon of June 25and charged with 2,200 pounds of powder. Leggetts (1st) Brigadeof Logans (3d) Division, 17th Corps, occupied the trenches, underorders to assault. The mine was fired about 3 .-30 p. m., and be-fore the smoke had cleared away the 45th Illinois, at the head of. One of the Bridges ou Union Avenue. the column, occupied the crater made by the explosion and openedfire on the Confederates behind the parapet across the gorge ofthe redan. The 20th Illinois relieved the 45th and was relievedby the 31st Illinois; the 56th Illinois relieved the 31st and was re-lieved by the 23d Indiana; the 17th Iowa relieved the 23d Indianaand was relieved by the 31st Illinois at 2 a. m. of the 26th; the45th Illinois relieved the 31st at daylight and was relieved by the124th Illinois at 10 a. m. That regiment held the position until5 p. m., when fighting ceased in the crater. Hand-grenades were 52 Indiana \I Vickshuhc!. fi-((>ly oil both sides. Shells with lighted fuses, used asgrenades by the Confederates, were in some instanees thrown baekbefore they exploded. This tablet marks the part of the eraternearest the Confederate parapet across the gorge of the redan.(Casualties: 20th Illinois, killed 2, wounded 7, total 9; 31st Illi-nois
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