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11th Missouri Infantry - Union

Unit position marker

Unit position marker

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Monument is located on the south side of Union Avenue, approximately 0.3 miles west of Grant Avenue. This unit was attached to Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Mower's 2d Brigade of Brig. Gen. James M. Tuttle's 3d Division, Maj. Genl's William T. Sherman's and Frederick Steele's XV Army Corps, and commanded by Col. Andrew J. Weber (killed 30 June 1863), Lt. Col. William L. Barnum and Maj. Eli Bowyer.

Erected on 5 Nov 1909, at a cost of $136 by W.L. Barnum.
 
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Did You Know?

Did You Know?

The state of Missouri contributed 27 Union units and 15 Confederate units to the Vicksburg campaign.