Union Position Tablet
This brigade was ordered to assault the Confederate Third Louisiana redan on north side of Jackson Road. The 31st and 124th Illinois Regiments were deployed as sharpshooters. About 10 a.m. the 23D Indiana advanced by the flank, in quick time with fixed bayonets, followed by the 20th Illinois. The leading regiment advanced to within about 100 yards of the redan, filed right and marched in the new direction until its left cleared the road it found, in its front, a deep ravine covered with a heavy abatis and was ordered to retire by companies. The 20th Illinois advanced on the road close to the salient angle of the redan, turned obliquely to the left and found shelter on the slope of the ridge in front of the Confederate intrenchment. At 2 p. m. the 45th Illinois, under command of Major Luther H. Cowen, advanced on the road, by the flank with fixed bayonets, supported by the 20th Ohio of the second brigade, the leading regiment advanced close to the salient angle of the redan, filed obliquely to the left and found shelter on the slope of the ridge, immediately in rear of the 20th Illinois. Both regiments remained in the positions gained until the evening of the 23D, when they retired. Under orders, the 20thHM Number | HM22MB |
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Placed By | National Park Service, Department of the Interior |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Tuesday, November 7th, 2017 at 4:01pm PST -08:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 702896 N 3582236 |
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Decimal Degrees | 32.35866667, -90.84371667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 21.52', W 90° 50.623' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 21' 31.2" N, 90° 50' 37.38" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 601 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near Confederate Ave, Vicksburg MS 39183, US |
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