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Title
The siege of Vicksburg - Major General U.S. Grant, commanding
Type
Still Image
Monograph
Contribution
Middleton, Strobridge & Co (Lithographer)
Mathews, Alfred Edward, 1831-1874 (Artist)
Subject
Military camps--Union--Mississippi--Vicksburg--1860-1870 (LCTGM)
Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863 (LCSH)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military camps--Union
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union
Lithographs--Color--1860-1870 (GMGPC)
Genre Form
graphic
Language
English
Classification
LCC: PGA - Middleton, Strobridge & Co.--Siege of Vicksburg ...
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Summary
Print shows soldiers in the foreground hiding behind trees and bushes during a bombardment of the encampment and earthworks of the Union army outside Vicksburg, Mississippi, with Confederate forts and earthworks along a ridge in the background. Major features are identified by letter with a corresponding "Description of the Position" printed across the bottom. Shows the positions of the "First Brigade, Brig. Gen. M.D. Leggett, Commanding. 20th Illinois, 31st Illinois, 45th Illinois, 124 Illinois, [and] 23rd Indiana", "Second Brigade, Col. M.F. Force, Commanding. 20th Ohio, 68th Ohio, 78th Ohio, [and] 30th Illinois", "Third Brigade, Brig. Gen. John D. Stevenson, Comm'd'g. 8th Illinois, 17th Illinois, 7th Missouri, 32d Ohio, [and] 81st Illinois", Artillery, Maj. C.J. Stolbrand, Commanding. Capt. W.S. Williams' Battery, (3d Ohio), Capt. Sparrestrom's Bat'y, (D 1st Reg. Ill. Art.), 8th Michigan, Lieut. T.W. Lockwood, Capt. W.H. Bolton's Bat'y (L 2d Reg. Ill. Art.), [and] Capt. Yost's Battery, (Captured Battery)".
Authorized Access Point
Middleton, Strobridge & Co The siege of Vicksburg - Major General U.S. Grant, commanding