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5th Missouri Infantry

 

Monument located on Confederate Avenue at the Stockade Redan (Park Tour Stop #10) designating the repulse of the 22 May 1863 assaults, also a multiple monument to Bowen's Division located at the same site and a multiple monument located on Old Jackson Road at the 3rd Louisiana Redan (Park Tour Stop #3). This unit was attached to Col. Francis M. Cockrell's 1st Brigade of Brig. Gen. John S. Bowen's Division, Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's Army of Vicksburg and was commanded by Col. James McCown & Lt. Col. Robert S. Bevier. [Refer to Edwin Bearss' The Vicksburg Campaign, Volume II, pages 316, 407, 645 & 688 and Volume III, pages 780, 871 & 967.]
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Last update: Friday, February 16, 2001
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Editor: G. Zeman

 

 

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