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    Vicksburg

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46th Ohio Infantry

Monument located on the north side of Union Avenue, approximately 0.4 miles west of Thayer's Approach (Park Tour Stop #6). This unit was attached to Col. Stephen G. Hicks' 2d Brigade, of Brig. Gen. William Sooy Smith's 1st Division, Maj. Gen. Cadwallader C. Washburn's XVI Army Corps (Detachment), and commanded by Col. Charles C. Walcott.

 
46th Ohio Infantry Regimental Monument
46th Ohio Infantry Regimental Monument
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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.