Troops in the Vicksburg Campaign -
The Union 48th Illinois Infantry

This monument to the Illinois 48th. is located on Grant Avenue between the Kansas Memorial and Grant Circle at the Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg Mississippi.

This unit was attached to Col. William W. Sanford's 4th Brigade of Brig. Gen. William Sooy Smith's 1st Division, Maj. Gen. Cadwallader C. Washburn's XVI Army Corps (Detachment) and was commanded by Col. Lucien Greathouse.

[Refer to pages 694 & 695, Volume VI of the WPA Monumentation Survey Books.]

Vicksburg National Military Park
3201 Clay Street
Vicksburg, MS 39183
(601) 636-0583
Vick_Interpretation@nps.gov

Related pages on the Bowen family web site

[ Dyer's report on the 48th Illinois ] [ Index of 48th regiments to county of origin ]

[ Adjutant Generals history of the 48th ]

[The Muster and Descriptive rolls of the 48th volunteer Infantry Company "H" Illinois. Brothers, Green, Andrew and John Bowen ]

[Illinois Bowen's in the Spanish American War]

Confederate Bowen's of Texas

[ Rebel Soldiers of Caldwell County, Texas ] [ Hobby's 8th Texas Regiment ]

Benjamin L. Bowen's :
The Exploits of Waul's Texas Legion Table of Contents.

links

[| Bowen family web index |] [| Photo album & document Archives |] [| Origins |]

Related links

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http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/ : Illinois in the Civil War

http://www.nps.gov/vick/cs_reg/cstroops.htm : Confederate troops at Vicksburg

http://black_eagle_129.tripod.com/ : The 48th Illinois in the Civil War

 

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