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the horse teams for the cannons had been erroneously moved across the river before the battle for unclear reasons. Green reported having suffered 485 casualties while two of Vaughn's regiments combined for 546 losses. Most of the casualties were prisoners or those missing in action. The 4th Mississippi, one of Vaughn's regiments, and Cockrell's brigade did not report losses, but they were known to have suffered heavily in men captured. Union casualties were 279 men killed, wounded, or missing, of which 211 were in Lawler's brigade. Grant's 12-year old son
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and battles of the last several days. Loring had noticed light from fires in Union-occupied Edwards on the morning of May 17, and with the way blocked he marched his men to Jackson where they joined forces with Johnston on May 19. McClernand had a replacement bridge built over the Big Black River on the morning of May 18, while McPherson's and Sherman's corps crossed at other points. Sherman sent a cavalry regiment towards
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make an amphibious assault across the river directly against Vicksburg. An assault across the river risked heavy casualties, and a withdrawal to Memphis could be politically disastrous if the public perceived such a movement as a retreat. Grant then decided upon the downstream crossing. The advance along the west bank of the Mississippi began on March 29, and was spearheaded by Major General
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Albert Lee's men spent the afternoon after the battle in low-intensity fighting across the river against a Confederate force while Carr and Smith's men patrolled the field. The Union reported the capture of 1,751 Confederates as well as 18 cannons. The Confederate artillery losses came about because
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led the way as skirmishers. The Illinoisans encountered the Confederate lines, and they then took up a position in the woods facing the north end of the Confederate line. Carr was informed of the encounter and brought up more troops. Benton's men took up a position in the fields east of the woods on
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By late March, further attempts to bypass Vicksburg had failed. Grant then considered three plans: to withdraw to Memphis and retry the overland route through northern Mississippi; to move south along the west side of the Mississippi River, cross below Vicksburg, and then strike for the city; or to
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The two regiments sent from Garrard's brigade took the position previously occupied by the 22nd Iowa, and they also moved into the meander scar. Colonel William Kinsman, the commander of the 23rd Iowa, proposed to Lawler that his regiment should attack the Confederates. Kinsman's reasoning was that
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ran through the center of the Confederate line and crossed the river. The tracks of the railroad ran on a raised roadbed. While the area west of the bridge contained 60-foot (18 m) high hills, the area east of the river was flat. A bayou ran about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) east of the railroad
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After he had already withdrawn from Jackson, Johnston sent Pemberton orders to move east, stating that Johnston's army would move west and catch Grant's command between the two Confederate forces. However, Johnston then marched his army away from the area in which a combination with Pemberton could
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The Confederates withdrew into the Vicksburg fortifications. Pemberton ordered several outlying positions withdrawn into the main lines and the Vicksburg defenses were also physically improved. There was much outrage against Pemberton within the Confederate army due to the outcome of the movements
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held the southern portion of the Confederate line and the area where the Jackson Road crossed the line, as Bowen considered this unit to be his best and he expected the Union attack to fall there. Vaughn's men and the 4th Mississippi were positioned in an area north of the railroad where the Union
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began. Believing that the Confederates in Vicksburg could be easily defeated, Grant launched significant attacks on May 19 and 22. Both attacks were repulsed bloodily, and Grant settled in for siege operations. The Confederates ran low on supplies, and Pemberton surrendered on July 4. The fall of
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before the Union soldiers reached the defenses, and the Confederates might not put up a stiff fight after the Champion Hill defeat. Lawler ordered a charge by his whole brigade; with the 21st and 23rd Iowa in the front rank while the other two regiments charged behind. His men were ordered not to
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region, which was loyal to the Union. While they were fresh their loyalty to the Confederacy was uncertain. Bowen's division was the elite unit of Pemberton's army, but they were exhausted after hard fighting at Port Gibson and Champion Hill and had suffered nearly 1,000 casualties in the latter
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Vaughn's troops broke, with the men either running away or surrendering. The collapse of this portion of the Confederate line forced the troops on either side to withdraw. The withdrawal became chaotic and 1,751 Confederate soldiers and 18 cannons were captured. The cannons were captured because
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The Union artillery opened fire, and an artillery duel developed. Lindsey advanced his brigade along the railroad 300 yards (270 m), placing his men ahead of the rest of the Union line. Osterhaus wanted to position Garrard's men behind Lindsey's, but it was believed that Lawler needed
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a Union advance. This set of works could contain only one regiment. Behind the Confederate line but east of the river were a pair of blockhouses that had been built earlier in the year to protect the bridge against cavalry raids. A secondary bridge was created by turning a small
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elements were sent upriver from New Orleans in May to try to take the city, a move that was unsuccessful. In late June, a joint army-navy expedition returned to make another campaign against Vicksburg. Union Navy leadership decided that the city could not be taken without more
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In preparation for what was likely to transpire, Pemberton had a portion of his army hold the line east of the Big Black River to prevent Loring from being cut off from the main Confederate body at the river crossing. In early May the Confederate defensive line was laid out by
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fire before reaching the Confederate line. The attack quickly moved across the front of the 1st Missouri Cavalry (dismounted) and out of the regiment's field of fire, although not before Kinsman was killed and the commander of the 21st Iowa, Colonel
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failed to drive the Confederates away. With Grand Gulf still in enemy hands, Grant decided to cross further downriver. Beginning on the morning of April 30, the lead elements of Grant's army, McClernand's corps, crossed the river at
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their teams of horses were erroneously positioned on the other side of the Big Black River. Fewer than 300 Union soldiers became casualties. The retreating Confederates burned both the railroad bridge over the Big Black River and a
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Bearss states that Lawler's brigade suffered about 200 casualties at the hands of the 1st Missouri Cavalry (dismounted), while Ballard states that the Confederate regiment inflicted few losses on Lawler besides the two
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bridge, cutting its course in front of most of the Confederate line and emptying into the Big Black River at the north end. The Confederate line was just west of the bayou, and trees were felled at the bayou to form an
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have been easily be made. Pemberton decided that Johnston's orders were not compatible with previous directives that he had received from the Confederate president. While Pemberton favored making a stand behind the
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the Confederate position east of the bayou, as well as part of the primary defensive works. This advance was accomplished without significant casualties. While these movements were occurring, Brigadier General
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The hole in the Confederate line reached to the railroad, and Green's men withdrew as well, although some were captured. In the 1st Missouri Cavalry (dismounted), 90 men and the unit's commander, Colonel
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in advance of the main Union line on the north end of the battlefield. From this sheltered position, Lawler's men charged, striking the Confederate line in the region held by Vaughn's brigade.
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to block the Union movements, but he did not have enough troops to destroy Grant's bridgehead and had to hold out for further reinforcements. The two armies collided on May 1, and the
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crossways in the river where a ferry had existed; the boat's machinery was removed and planks were placed on the decks. This position was 11 miles (18 km) east of Vicksburg.
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Early on the morning of May 17, McClernand's troops advanced through Edwards and then encountered the Confederate line. His advance was led by the division of Brigadier General
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was fought on May 14 as the Confederates bought time to evacuate the city. The Union took the city and then destroyed military facilities within it.
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approached the Confederate position. Two divisions and another brigade from a third deployed to face the Confederates. Union Brigadier General
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fell for the Union decoys (especially Grierson's Raid), and lost touch with the true tactical situation, believing Grant was withdrawing.
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was wounded in the leg while following the pursuit of the routed Confederates; Fred was present with his father for the entire campaign.
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that had been serving as a bridge. Loring had already given up on rejoining his division to Pemberton's army and his troops marched to
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Confederate attention was drawn to the center, near the railroad, by the Union artillery fire. Lawler believed that the remains of a
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After Port Gibson, Grant moved his troops to the northeast. McClernand advanced on the Union left with his corps, Sherman and the
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began crossing onto the east side of the Mississippi River as part of a campaign against Vicksburg. After engaging and defeating
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for leading a company in the main Union charge; he was among the first Union soldiers to enter the Confederate fortifications.
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in December, Grant ordered a retreat. Meanwhile, another arm of the expedition under the command of Major General
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began. After a day of fighting, the Confederates were defeated, and Grand Gulf was abandoned on May 3.
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set on fire. He then formed a new line west of the river by using the brigades of Brigadier Generals
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near the Big Black River would shelter his brigade, and had three regiments – the
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that had been positioned on the west bank before the battle. Two other Confederate steamboats,
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on the right. On the morning of May 12, McPherson's corps encountered Confederate troops near
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to cover Loring's anticipated withdrawal across the river on the morning of May 17.
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troops. The movement down the river was masked by decoy operations such as
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began the next day; it ended in the Confederate surrender on July 4, 1863.
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Map of Big Black River Bridge Battlefield core and study areas by the
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on May 16. During the retreat from Champion Hill, one
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McClernand 433:Lieutenant General 420:army commanded by 406:American Civil War 402:Vicksburg Campaign 385:Jackson expedition 370:Goodrich's Landing 278:Holly Springs Raid 257:Vicksburg campaign 145:Confederate States 31:American Civil War 2969:Conflicts in 1863 2931: 2930: 2861: 2860: 2492:978-0-395-74012-5 2473:978-0-8093-3270-0 2435:978-0-8032-9344-1 2416:978-1-4516-4139-4 2403:Miller, Donald L. 2394:978-0-395-74012-5 2375:978-1-57233-068-9 2356:978-1-4262-0093-9 1295:, pp. 93–94. 1283:, pp. 92–93. 1247:, pp. 20–21. 1235:, pp. 19–22. 895:Daniel W. Lindsey 870:William P. Benton 860:Map of the battle 792:Samuel H. Lockett 771:William W. Loring 751:A delaying action 736:Battle of Raymond 698:Brigadier General 662: Confederate 643:John C. Pemberton 544:Mississippi River 459:Brigadier General 448:William W. Loring 436:John C. Pemberton 414:Mississippi River 393: 392: 222: 221: 182:Bowen's division 129: 128: 108:32.3471; -90.7043 2986: 2921: 2920: 2911: 2910: 2763:Newton's Station 2717: 2716: 2615: 2608: 2601: 2592: 2591: 2584:West Point Atlas 2567: 2548: 2518: 2496: 2477: 2458: 2439: 2420: 2398: 2379: 2360: 2341: 2324:Bearss, Edwin C. 2319: 2291: 2290: 2288: 2286: 2271: 2265: 2264: 2262: 2260: 2245: 2239: 2233: 2227: 2221: 2215: 2209: 2203: 2197: 2191: 2185: 2179: 2178: 2176: 2174: 2159: 2153: 2147: 2141: 2135: 2129: 2123: 2117: 2111: 2105: 2099: 2093: 2087: 2081: 2075: 2069: 2063: 2054: 2048: 2042: 2036: 2030: 2024: 2018: 2012: 2006: 2000: 1994: 1988: 1979: 1973: 1967: 1961: 1952: 1946: 1937: 1931: 1925: 1919: 1913: 1907: 1901: 1895: 1889: 1883: 1877: 1871: 1865: 1859: 1850: 1844: 1838: 1832: 1826: 1820: 1809: 1803: 1794: 1788: 1779: 1773: 1767: 1761: 1755: 1749: 1743: 1737: 1731: 1725: 1716: 1710: 1704: 1698: 1692: 1686: 1680: 1674: 1665: 1659: 1653: 1647: 1641: 1635: 1629: 1623: 1617: 1611: 1602: 1596: 1590: 1584: 1578: 1572: 1566: 1560: 1551: 1545: 1539: 1533: 1524: 1518: 1512: 1506: 1500: 1494: 1488: 1482: 1476: 1470: 1464: 1458: 1452: 1446: 1440: 1434: 1428: 1422: 1416: 1410: 1404: 1398: 1392: 1386: 1380: 1374: 1368: 1362: 1356: 1350: 1344: 1338: 1332: 1326: 1320: 1314: 1308: 1302: 1296: 1290: 1284: 1278: 1272: 1266: 1260: 1254: 1248: 1242: 1236: 1230: 1224: 1218: 1212: 1211: 1209: 1207: 1192: 1186: 1180: 1174: 1168: 1162: 1156: 1150: 1144: 1138: 1132: 1126: 1120: 1114: 1108: 1091: 1087: 1025:was awarded the 842:Missouri brigade 836:battle. 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