30^th Georgia Infantry

Multiple monument located outside of Vicksburg National Military Park on former park property in the City of Vicksburg, at the southeast corner of Confederate Avenue and Hall’s Ferry Road. This unit was attached to Brig. Gen. William H.T. Walker’s (promoted Maj. Gen. 27 June 1863) Brigade of Brig. Gen’l John Gregg’s Defense Force for the Battle of Jackson, MS (14 May 1863) and was commanded by Col. Thomas W. Mangham. Later the battalion was assigned to Col. Claudius C. Wilson’s Brigade of Maj. Gen. William H.T. Walker’s Division, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s Army of Relief, Department of the West. [Refer to Edwin Bearss’ The Vicksburg Campaign, Volume II, page 558 & Volume III, page 1152.]

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	Last update: Friday, November 05, 1999 http://www.nps.gov/vick/ga/ga30inf.htm Editor: G. Zeman