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U. S. CIVIL WAR
PHOTOGRAPHS
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VICKSBURG
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Other Monuments at Battery Selfridge
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Ohio 8th Battery, Light Artillery
This Monument is located on the south side of Union Avenue approximately 100
yards west of the Navy Memorial. This unit was attached to Maj. Gen. Francis
P. Blair's 2nd Division, Maj. Gens William T. Sherman & Frederick Steel's XV
Army Corps and was commanded by Capt. James F. Putnam.
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Ohio 76th Infantry Monument
This Monument is located on the south side of Union Avenue approximately 100
yards west of the Navy Memorial. This unit was attached to Col. Charles R.
Woods's 2nd Brigade of Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele & Brig. Gen. John M. Thayer's
1st Division, of Maj. Gen'ls William T. Sherman & Frederick Steele's XV Army
Corps and was commanded by Lt. Col. William B. Woods.
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General U. S. Grant Monument
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This Monument stands at the location of Grant's Headquarters during the siege.
His Headquarters was initially in a wood frame house, but the house was
dismantled for use by the troops. He then moved his headquarters to a tent, also
at this location.
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Vicksburg National Cemetery
Vicksburg National Cemetery
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The National Cemetery at Vicksburg contains over 17,000 Union soldiers, of which
over 13,000 are unknown. Confederate dead are buried in the Vicksburg Cedar Hill
Cemetery. It has over 5,000 Confederates, of which around 3,400 are unknown.
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