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27th Michigan Infantry

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Michigan Units Monument

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Multiple monument on Union Avenue opposite the Michigan Memorial. This unit was attached to Col. Henry Bowman's 1st Brigade, of Brig. Gen. Thomas Welch's 1st Division, Maj. Gen. John G. Parke's IX Army Corps (Detachment), on Maj. Gen'l William T. Sherman's exterior line, and commanded by Col. Dorus M. Fox.

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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.