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Location: VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK

City: VICKSBURG

State: Mississippi

Zip Code: 39183

Type of Memorial: War Memorial Walls

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR


BOTH OF THESE REGIMENTS WERE AT NEARBY HAYNES’ BLUFF DURING THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG. THE IOWA 6TH WAS AT SHILOH AND LATER AT MISSIONARY RIDGE, THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN AND THE MARCH TO THE SEA. THE IOWA 40TH HAD LIMITED COMBAT ACTIVITY DURING THE WAR, EXCEPT FOR THE BATTLE OF JENKINS’ FERRY, ARKANSAS ON APRIL 30, 1864.


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