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114th Ohio Infantry

114th Ohio Infantry 22 May 1863 Assault Marker

114th Ohio Infantry 22 May 1863 Assault Marker

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Monument located on Union Avenue, 150 yards south of the Iowa Memorial. Also a marker designating the assault of 22 May 1863, located 400 ft west of Union Avenue on the ridge southwest of the Old Reunion Grounds. This unit was attached to Col. Daniel W. Lindsey's 2d Brigade, of Brig. Gen. Peter J. Osterhaus' 9th Division, Maj. Gen'ls John A. McClernand's (relieved of command 19 June 1863) and Edward O.C. Ord's XIII Army Corps, and commanded by Col. John Cradlebaugh and Lt. Col. John H. Kelly.

 
114th Ohio Infantry Monument
114th Ohio Infantry Regimental Monument
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Confederate Headstones, Vicksburg National Cemetery

There are at least three known Confederates buried in Vicksburg National Cemetery, two of whom have graves designated by Confederate headstones.