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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 5.69 (search)
n Grant and Pemberton. trouble in that quarter during the siege. This was the first important engagement of the war in which colored troops were under fire. Colored troops had been under fire on the 27th of May at Port Hudson.--editors. These were very raw, having all been enlisted since the beginning of the siege, but they behaved well. On the 8th of June a full division arrived from Hurlbut's command, under General Sooy Smith. It was sent immediately to Haynes's Bluff, and General C. C. Washburn was assigned to the general command at that point. On the 11th a strong division arrived from the Department of the Missouri under General Herron, which was placed on our left. This cut off the last possible chance of communication between Pemberton and Johnston, as it enabled Lauman to close up on McClernand's left, while Herron intrenched from Lauman to the water's edge. At this point the water recedes a few hundred yards from the high land. Through this opening, no doubt, th
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The opposing forces in the Vicksburg campaign: May 1st-July 4th, 1863. (search)
th Iowa, Col. Joseph J. Woods, Lieut.-Col. Samuel R. Edgington; 35th Iowa, Col. Sylvester G. Hill. Brigade loss: Jackson, k, 1; w, 1; m, I = 3. Vicksburg, assault May 19th, k, 1; w, 1 = 2; assault May 22d, w, 5. Artillery, Capt. Nelson T. Spoor: E, 1st Ill., Capt. Allen C. Waterhouse; 2d Iowa, Lieut. Joseph R. Reed. Artillery loss: Jackson, w, 3. Vicksburg, assault May 22d, k, 1; w, 4 = 5. Cavalry: 4th Iowa, Lieuft.-Col. Simeon D. Swan. Sixteenth Army Corps (detachment), Maj.-Gen. Cadwallader C. Washburn. First division (joined June 12th), Brig.-Gen. Wm. Sooy Smith. Escort: B, 7th Ill. Cav., Capt. Henry C. Forbes. First Brigade, Col. John M. Loomis: 26th Ill., Maj. John B. Harris; 90th Ill., Col. Timothy O'Meara; 12th Ind., Col. Reuben Williams; 100th Ind., Lieut.-Col. Albert Heath. Second Brigade, Col. Stephen G. Hicks: 40th Ill., Maj. Hiram W. Hall; 103d Ill., Col. Willard A. Dickerman; 15th Mich., Col. John M. Oliver; 46th Ohio, Col. Charles C. Walcutt. Third Briga