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3rd Minnesota Infantry

Bronze tablet on the Minnesota State Memorial. This unit was attached to Col. Milton Montgomery's Brigade of Brig. Gen. Nathan Kimball's Provisional Division, Maj. Gen. Cadwallader C. Washburn's XVI Army Corps (Detachment) on Maj. Gen'l William T. Sherman's exterior line and was commanded by Col. Chauncey W. Griggs.
 
Regimental Plaque, Minnesota State Memorial
Regimental Plaque, Minnesota State Memorial
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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.