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31st Wisconsin Infantry

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This unit was attached to Col. George E. Waring's Post of Columbus, KY, of Brig. Gen. Alexander Asboth's 6th Division, District of Columbus (KY), Maj. Gen. Stephen A. Hurlbut's XVI Army Corps, and commanded by Lt. Col. Francis H. West. [Refer to Edwin Bearss' The Vicksburg Campaign, Volume III, page 1139.]

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

In 1903, Massachusetts was the first state to erect a memorial to its soldiers who served during the Vicksburg campaign on the grounds of Vicksburg National Military Park.