E:;|||i|||l i:||:|||:i 'lit. i: Jy!:;.':';v'l;!;;:!/;';lii iiiii ^:'?/;:&;i!;ii;i;''f;i!i! iiiiiilli^ "{ * Class X-^-TvS".. Book '..2-7- Author Title Imprint. 16—47372-1 GPO ^m mm iiiii :;!||j;;ij;;jij!i|lj! siili li I'i'i'i'i M 1 ! 1 m I REPORT OF THE Commission Appointed by the Governor TO DETERMINE THE POSITION OF THE Missouri Troops at Vicksburg. 1 90 1- 1 902. 1 KirUTNF. kKINTIN*! IKFFERSON CITY MO COMPANY, STATE PRINTERS AND BINDERS REPORT OF THE Commission Appointed by the Governor TO DETERMINE THE POSITION OF THE Missouri Troops at Vicksburg. 1901-1902. "^ec*^ JEFFERSON CITY MO TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY, STATE PRINTERS AND BINDERS j £r/''/\rd- On motion of Mr. Golden 500 copies ordered printed, February 23, 1903. JOB TALL, Ciiief Clerk. In Exchange Duke University REPORT. To His Excellency, A. 'M. Dockery, Governor of the State of JMissouri. Sir — Pursuant to the provisions of an act of the 41st General As- sembly of the State of Alissouri, entitled, "An act authorizing the ap- pointment of a commission to ascertain and determine the position of Missouri troops in the siege and defence of Vicksburg and to make an appropriation to pay the necessary traveling expenses of said cons'-iis- sion, approved April 17th, 1901," the commission has the honor to sul)- iUit herewith its final report. Your obedient servant, D. C. COLEMAN, Chairman. \\AI. BULL, Secretary. Commission to determine positions of Alissouri troops in the siege ?'.nd defence of Vicksburg. GENL. D. C. COLEAL\N, Chairman, GENL. F. AL COCKRELL, CAPT. FRANK L. PITTS, CAPT. JAMES SYNNAAION, LIEUT. JNO. A. HOGUE, CAPT. W. T. ERATN, COL. ROBT. BUCHANAN. COL. DAVID /AIURPHY. CAPT. JNO. T. CROWE. GENL. BERNARD G. FARRAR. COL. WILLIAM BULL, Sec'y. FINAL REPORT. In pursuance to the terms of the act passed by the legislature of the State of Alissouri and approved April 17, 1901, a copy of which is hereto appended, marked Exhibit A, under which the undersigned -.vere ap- pointed a commission to locate the positions of all Alissouri Federal and Confederate troops which took part in the siege and defense of Vicks- burg in 1863, as called for by an act of Congress, approved February 21, 1899, a copy of which is also hereto appended, marked Exhibit B, we lirst determined the organizations of the Federal troops which took parr in said siege, as shown by Exhibit C, and now report rcgardinq- tlie re- spective locations and services of these troops in the investing- line, to- gether with our recommendations regarding the estabhshment and loca- tion of markers or tablets indicating such positions, as shown by Exhibit J). W'e then determined the organizations of the Confederate troops which took part in the defense, as shown by Exhibit E. and report re- garding the respective locations and services of those troops in the line of defense, together with our recommendations regarding the establish- ment and location of markers or tablets indicating such positions as shown by Exhibit F. We have attached hereto a map showing the position of the Tdissouri troops both in the investing line and the line of defense. And the commissioners unanimously recommend that twj monu- nii nts be erected at said park, one to the Missouri Confederate troops ?:?d one to the ^Missouri Union troops, and that markers or tablets be put up designating the different positions or locations hereinafter recom- mended, all with suitable inscriptions, and further recommend that an pppropriation of fifty-five thousand dollars be made for that purpose — fiftv thousand dollars for said monuments and five thousand dollars for mark- ers or tablets and for the expenses of a commission which it is recom- mended be created to carry out above recommendations. No more worthy cause for the expenditure of public money can be suggested than one which hands down to posterity the heroic sacrifices of their State's sons in causes which they deemed just and righteous. Ihe precious lives offered up on the alter of their country in this terrific contest are worthv of such recognition and make the cost of these monuments and tablets appear insignificant. The State of Missouri has no brighter page in its grand history than that written by its troops in this siege and de- fense of Vicksburg. Respectfully submitted. Attest : WM. BULL, Secretarv. D. C. COLE^lAX, ROBT. BUCHAXAX. JNO. T. CRO^VE, DAVID ^lURPHY, F. M. COCKRELL, JAS. SYXXAMOX, JNO. A. HOGUE, W. J. ERVIN, F. L. PITTS, B. G. FARRAR. EXHIBIT "A."' COMMISSIOX TO LOCATE TROOPS AT VICKSBURG. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of 3*Iissonri as follows : Section i. That the Governor of the State be and he is hereby authorized to appoint a commission consistino^ of ten members, five from the Missouri soldiers who were in the Federal army, and five from the Missouri soldiers who were in the Confederate army at the siesje and defense of A'icksburg- in the year 1863. and a secretary for said commission. Each member of the commission shall have served with honor in the siege and defense of said city and with the army which he is appointed to represent, and serve with commission without pay, except his necessary traveling expenses. Section 2. That it shall be the duty of said commission to co- operate with the national park commission in ascertaining and deter- mining the positions of each Missouri organization in the siege and defense of said cit}- and also to recommend in their report to the Gov- ernor of the State such subsequent legislation as will, in the opinion* of the commission, permanently and suitably mark the positions thus ascertained and worthily commemorate the valor and services of Mis- souri soldiers in the campaign, siege and defense of said city. Section 3. That the sum of one thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the funds in the state treasury, not otherAvise appropriated, to be drawn and used b}- said commission to pay the necessary traveling expenses while discharging the duties aforesaid on presentation of such certified vouchers as the auditor may direct. Section 4. Said commission shall make a full report of the exe cution of its trust to the Governor on or before January 15. 1902. Approved April 17th, 1901. EXHIBIT "B." The Mckburg Xational Park was established by act of Congress, approved by the President February 21, 1899. Its provisions are as follows : (PUBLIC XO. 62.) An act to establish a Xational Military Park to commemorate the campaign, siege and defense of Mckburg. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the L'uited States of America in Congress assembled : 6 That in order to commemorate the campaign and siege and de- fense of Vicksburg, and to preserve the history of the battles and od- erations of the siege and defense on the ground where they were fought and were carried on, the battlefield of Vicksburg, in the State of Mississippi, is hereby declared to be a national militarA' park whenever the title to -the same shall have been acquired by the United States and the usual jurisdiction over the lands and roads of the same shall have been granted to the United States by the State of Missis- sippi; that is to say, the area enclosed by the following lines, or so much thereof as the commissioners of the park may deem necessary, to wit : Beginning near the point Avhere the grave^-ard road, now known as the City Cemetery road, across the lines of the Confederate earthworks, thence north about eighty rods, thence in an easterly di- rection about 120 rods, thence in a southerly direction, and keeping as far from the line of the Confederate earthworks as the purposes of the park may require and the park commission, to be hereinafter named, may determine, but not distant from the nearest line of Con- federate earthworks more than i6o rods at any part, to a point about 40 . rods south and from 80 to 160 rods east of Fort Garrott. also known as the "Square Fort," thence in a westerly direction to a point in the rear of the said Fort Garrott, thence in a northerly direction across the line of the Confederate earthworks and to a point about 200 feet iii the rear of the said line of Confederate earthworks, thence in a general northerly direction, and at an approximate distance of about 200 ie<;t in the rear of the line of Confederate earthworks as the conformation of the ground may require, to the place of beginning. This to const'- tute the main body of the park. In addition thereto a strip of land about 264 feet in width along and including the remaining part of the Con- federate earthworks, namely, from the north body of said north body of the park to and including Fort Hill or Fort Nogales on the high hill over- looking the national cemetery, and from the south part of said main body of the park to the edge of the bluff at the river below the city of Vicks- burg; and also in addition thereto a strip of land about 264 feet in width, as near as may be along and including the Federal lines opposed to the Confederate line herein, above named and not included in the main body of the park ; and in further addition 'thereto such points of interest as the commission may deem necessary for the purposes of the park and the sec- retary of war may approve ; the whole containing about one thousand two hundred acres, and costing not to exceed forty thousand dollars. Section ±. That the establishment of the Vicksburg Nat'onal Military Park shall be carried forward under the control and direction of the secretary of war ; and the secretary of war shall, upon the pas- sage of this act, proceed to acquire title to the same by a voluntary conveyance or under the act approved August ist, 1888, entitled "An act to authorize the condemnation of land for sites of public build- ings, and for other purposes," or under act approved February 22. 1867, entitled "An act to establish and protect national cemeteries," as he may elect or deem practical ; and when title is procured to all of the lands and roads within the boundaries of the proposed park, as described in section one of this act, he may proceed with the estab- lishment of the park ; and he shall detail an officer of the engineer corps of the army to assist the commissioners in establishing the park. Sec. 3. That the secretary of war is hereby authorized to enter into agreements of leasing upon such terms as he may prescribe, with such occupants or tenants of the lands as may desire to remain upon it, to occupy and cultivate their present holding upon condition that they will preserve the present buildings and roads and the present outline of field and forest, and they will only cut trees or un- derbrush under such regulations as the secretary of war may pre- scribe, and that they will assist in caring for and protecting all tablets, monuments, or such other artificial works as may from time to time be erected by proper authority: provided, that the United States shall at all times have and retain full right, power and authority to take pos session of any and all parts or portions of said premises and to remove and expel therefrom any such occupant, tenant or other person or per- sons found thereon whenever the secretary of war or the commission- ers shall deem it proper or necessary ; and such right, power and au- thority shall be reserved in its expressed terms in all leases and agree- ments giving or granting such occupant or tenant the right to remain in possession as herein contemplated ; and thereupon said occupant or tenant or other persons who may be required to vacate said premises shall each and all at once surrender and deliver up the possession thereof. Sec. 4. That the afifairs of the Vicksburg National Military Park shall, subject to the supervision and direction of the secretary of war, be in charge of three commissioners, to be appointed by the secretary of war, each of whom shall have served at the time of the siege and defense, in one of the armies engaged therein, two of whom shall have served in the arm}- commanded by General Grant and one in the army commanded by General Pemberton. The commissioners shall elect one of their number chairman; they shall also elect, subject to the ap- proval of the secretary of war, a secretary, who shall be historian, and who shall possess the requisite qualifications of a commissioner, and they and the secretary shall have an oftice in the city of Vicksburg, ^Mississippi, or on the grounds of the park, and be paid such compen- sation as the secretary of war shall deem reasonable and just. Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty of the commissioners named in the preceding section, under the direction of the secretary of war, to restore the forts and the lines of fortification, the parallels and the ap- proaches of the two armies, or so much thereof as may be necessary to the purposes of this park ; to open and construct and to repair such, roads as may be necessary to such purposes, and to ascertain and mark with historical tablets or otherwise, as the secretary of war may de- termine, the lines of battle of the troops engaged in the assaults and the lines held by the troops during the siege and defense of Vicks- burg, the headquarters of General Grant and of General Pemberton, and other historical points of interest pertaining to the siege and de- fense of Vicksburg within the park or its vicinit}^; and the said com- missioners in establishing this military park shall also have authority under the direction of the secretar}' of war to do all things necessary to the purposes of the park, and for its establishment imder such reg- ulations as he may consider best for the interests of the government, and the secretary of war shall make and enforce all needful regulations for the care of the park. Sec. 6. That it shall be lawful for any state that had troops en- gaged in the siege and defense of Vicksburg to enter upon lands of the Vicksburg National Military Park for the purpose of ascertaining and marking lines of battle of its troops engaged therein : Provided, that before any such lines are permanent!}^ designated the position of the lines and the proposed methods of marking them by monuments, tablets, or otherwise shall be submitted to and approved by the secre- tary of war, and all such lines, designs, and descriptions for the same shall first receive a written approval of the secretary of war, which approval shall be based upon formal written reports which must be made to him in each case by the commissioners of the park ; and no monument, tablet, or other designating indication shall be erected or placed within said park or vicinity without such written authority of the secretary of war. Provided, that no discrimination shall be made against any state as to the manner of designating lines, but any grant made to any state by the secretary of w^ar may be used by any other state. The provisions of this section shall also apply to organizations and persons ; and as the Vicksburg National Cemetery is on the ground partly occupied by Federal lines during the siege of Vicks- burg, the provisions of this section, as far as may be practical, shall 9 apply to monuments or tablets designating such lines within the lim- its of that cemetery. Sec. 7. That if any person shall, except by permission of the secretary of war. destroy, mutilate, deface, injure, or remove any monument, column, state memorial structure, tablet, or work of art that shall be erected or placed upon the grounds of the park by law- ful authority, or shall destroy or move any fence, railing, enclosure, or other work intended for the protection or ornamentation of said park, or any portion thereof, or shall destroy, cut, hack, bark, break down, or otherwise injure any tree, bush, or shrub that ma}- be grow- ing upon said park, or shall cut down or fell or remove any timber, battle relic, tree, or trees growing or being upon said park, or hunt within the limits of the park, or shall remove or destroy any breast- works, earthworks, walls, or other defenses or shelter or any part thereof constructed by the armies formerly engaged in the battles, on ihe lands or approaches of the park, any person so offending and found guilty thereof, before any United States commissioner, or court, justice of the peace of the county in which the offense may be com- mitted, or any court of competent jurisdiction, shall for each and every such offense forfeit and pay a fine in the discretion of the court of the United States or justice of the peace, according to the aggravation of the oft'ense, of not less than five nor more than five hundred dollars, one-half for the use of the park and the other half to the informant, to be enforced and recovej-ed before such United States commissioner, or court, or justice of the peace or other court in like manner as debts of like nature are now b}' law receivable in the several counties where the oft'ense ma}' be committed. Sec. 8. That to enable the secretary of war to begin to carry out the purposes of this act including the condemnation or purchase of the necessary land, marking the boundaries of the park or opening or repairing necessary roads, restoring the field to its condition at the time of the battle, maps and surveys, material, labor, clerical, and all other necessary assistance, and the pay and expenses of the commis- sioners and their secretary and assista'nts, the sum of sixty-five thous- and dollars, or such portion thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appro- priated and disbursements under this act shall require the approval of the secretary of war, and he shall make annual reports of the same to Congress. Approved February 21, 1899. Authority to mount guns was given by a subsequent act of Con- gress. 10 In accordance with the provisions of the act, commissioners were appointed by the honorable secretary of war, March ist, 1899. The commission consisted of Gen. Stephen B. Lee of Mississippi, chair- man ; Capt. Wm. T. Rigby of Iowa, and Col. Jas. G. Everest of Illi- nois, with Gen. John S. Kountz of Ohio as secretary and historian, and Capt. Chas. L. Longley of Iowa, clerk of the commission. This com- mission acts under the direction of the honorable secretar}' of war. EXHIBIT "C." The following regiments, batteries and detached companies were in the investing line under General Grant : INFANTRY. Third Missouri Infantry — Lieut. -Col. Theodore Meumann. Sixth Missouri Infantry — Lieut.-Col. Ira Boutell. Seventh Missouri Infantry — Capt. Robert Buchanan. Eighth Missouri Infantry — Lieut.-Col. D. C. Coleman. Tenth Missouri Infantry — }dajor Francis C. Diemling. Eleventh Missouri Infantry — Col. Andrew J. Weber. Twelfth Missouri Infantry — Col. Hugo Wangelin. Seventeenth Missouri Infantry — Col. Francis Hassendeubel. Twenty-sixth Missouri Infantry — Capt. Benj. D. Dean. Twenty-seventh Missouri Infantry — Col. Thomas Curley. Twenty-nnith Missouri Infantry — Col. James Peckham. Thirtieth Missouri Infantry — Lieut.-Col. Otto Schadt. Thirty-first Missouri Infantr}^ — Lieut.-Col. Sam'l P. Simpson. Thirty-second Missouri Infantry — Major A. J. Seay. DETACHED COMPANIES. Twenty-fourth ^lissouri Infantry, Company "E" — Lieut. Daniel Driscoll. Thirty-fifth ^^lissouri Infantry. Company 'T" — Lieut. Chas. Loch- biler. First Regiment Engineer ^Missouri Volunteers — Major Flad. at- tached to the general headquarters. Department of the Tennessee. ARTILLERY. Battery "A," First Missouri Light Artiller_v— Capt. Geo. W. Sco- fleld. Battery "B,'' First ^Missouri Light Artiller}- — Capt. ]\Iartin Wel- flev. ir Battery "C," First ^Missouri Light Artillery — Capt. Chas. j\Iann. Battery "E," First Alissoiiri Light Artiller}- — Capt. Nelson Cole. Battery "F," First Missouri Artillery — Capt. Joseph Foust, Battery "M," First 3iIissouri Light Artillery — Lieut. Junius Vv. jMacMurray. Battery "F," Second Missouri Light Artillery — Capt. Clemens Landgraeber. CAVALRY. Fourth Missouri Cavalry, Company "F" — Lieut. Alex ^lueller. Sixth Missouri Cavalry, Seven Companies — Col. Clark Wright. Tenth Missouri Cavalry, Company "C" — Capt. Dan'l W. Ballon. Showing that [Missouri was represented in the siege line by twen- ty-seven organizations ; the position of each will hereafter be indi- cated according to the Brigade, Division and Corps in which it was incorporated. The National Park Commission will place tablets to mark the positions of each Army Corps, Division and Brigade, leaving it to the several states of the Union to designate the positions of its regiments and other organizations. A\'e give here the location of each brigade and the number of ]\Iis- souri organizations therein. EXHIBIT "D." The regiments and organizations of }*Iissouri troops in the Federal Army, engaged in the Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., were located in the in- vesting line and rendered service in the siege as follows, beginning on the extreme right of said investing line on the north side of Vicksburg, where the Mississippi river makes its southward bend or course and where the National Cemetery is now located, viz. : 15th Army Corps, Major General Wm. T. Sherman, commanding. First Brigade commanded by Col. Fred IManter and Col. B. G. Farrar. General Fred Steele's First Division of above corps included the follow- ing Missouri organizations, the names of their respective commanders being given in each case, towit : 1. 27th Missouri Infantry, Col. Thomas Curley. 2. 29th ^Missouri Infantry, Col. James Peckham. 3. 30th Missouri Infantry, Lieut. Col. Otto Schadt. 4. 31st Missouri Infantry, Lieut. Col. Samuel P. Simpson. 5. 32nd Missouri Infantry, ^lajor Abram J. Seay. There was attached to said Division (6) Battery F, 2nd Missouri Light Artillery, Capt, Clemens Landgraeber. 12 This Brigade was on the extreme right of the Hne on the first day of the investment, occupying the north side of a ridge upon which Bat- tery F. of the 2nd ^Missouri Artillery took its first position on the line and which it retained during the entire siege and which should be marked for it. Companies B and K. of the 30th ^Missouri Infantry under command of Captain Leo Rassieur of that regiment, under order from General Steele, made a charge upon the Confederate Sharpshooters occupying the white frame house immediately to the south of the ridge last men- tioned and situated on a line with the advance Confederate rifle pits. They won that position and the rifle pits leading towards the river which v.-ere held to the end of the siege. In the night of the 19th of jNIay, these companies were relieved by details from the 2nd Brigade of Steele's division and that Brigade thereafter held the extreme right of the line and with details from the first brigade made covered approaches toward the Confederate line, near the river, which work was terminated by a deep ravine which prevented further progress. This position should be marked for the three Missouri regiments in the 2nd brigade. The first brigade composed in part of the ^Missouri regiments first named when re- lieved as before stated on [May 20, took a position in the investing line on the left of the 2nd brigade, its right resting immediately to the left of the position of the battery of naval guns commanded by Lieut. Commander T. O. Selfridge, JS. S. X.. which position should be marked for these regiments. Wood's second Brigade of Steele's First Division contained the following ]^Iissouri organizations, to-wit : 7. 3rd Missouri Infantry, Lieut. Col. Theodore Meumann. 8. I2th ^lissouri Infantry, Col. Hugo Wangelin. 9. 17th Missouri Infantry, Col. Francis Hassenduebel, afterwards Lieut. Col. John F. Cramer. Their position in the investing line on and after ]\Iay 20th was on the extreme Federal Right and should be marked for them. On May 22, when the general assault took place the 3rd, 12th, 17th, 30th and 31st Mis- souri were ordered to make a charge to the left of their regular positions and the front line composed of the 12th Alissouri in part reached the pit in front of the Confederate earthworks at the place about half way between the river and the north east angle of the Confederate works, where their assault took place. The 12th ^Missouri Infantry, lost 108 officers and m.en killed and wounded out of 360 officers and men brought into that action and its advance position on that day in front of the Confederate earthworks should be marked for it. I \ 3>Io\ver"s Second Brigade. Gen. James ^I. Turtle's third division of above corps included (loj. The nth ^Missouri Infantry. Colonel Andrew J. Weber. This brigade participated in the assault of ^May 22nd, in which the regiment lost 92 officers and men killed and wounded. The flag of the nth Missouri was placed on the outer slope of the stockade Redan on the graveyard road, which place should be marked for it. After making an expedition to Alechanicsburg and one to Richmond. La., the regiment was on duty on the Louisiana shore opposite Mcks- burg. where Colonel Weber, its commander was killed. Lieut. Colonel Wm. L. Barnum succeeded him as regimental commander. In front of Ewing's third brigade, Major Gen'l Frank P. Blair's, 2nd Divison 15th Army corps was (11) Company I. 35th Missouri In- fantry, Lieutenant C. Lochbiler. engaged in the work of constructing saps and mines approaching the main bastion on Graveyard road, indcr the direction of the L'nited States Engineer Corps, which position should be marked for it. Gen. Giles A. Smith's First Brigade. Gen. Frank P. Blair's 2nd \ Division, included (12) the 6th Missouri Infantry. Lieutenant Colonel , Ira Boutell and ( 13) the 8th [Missouri Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel D. / C. Coleman. These regiments participated in the assault on the stockade Redan, situated on the graveyard road. May 19th. approaching the Redan from the north, which should be marked for them. In the assault of Alay 22nd. these regiments advanced with their brigades, the 6th on the right of the 8th, and in conjunction with Ransom's brigade of the 17th Army Corps charged the Confederate line south of the stock- ade Redan and north of Glass' Bayou which place should be marked for them. During the siege these regiments with their brigades constructed approaches against the lunette of the stockade Redan. (14) Company C, loth jMissouri Cavalry, Captain Daniel W. Ballon was assigned to Blair's division headquarters and participated in the assaults of May 19th and May 22nd, which should be marked for it. 17th Army Corps, ]\Iajor General J. B. iNIcPherson commanding. Stevenson's Third Brigade. Logan's Third Division including (15) the 7tli regiment Missouri Infantry, Captain Robert Buchanan, holding the right of the brigade, its right resting on the Jackson wagon road which should be marked for it. The left of the regiment rested immediately in front of the left Battery McPherson, as indicated by Colonel Buchanan, one of the commissioners. This regiment formed the advance of Steven- son's brigade in the assault of May 22nd. losing 102 officers and men killed and wounded, including several color bearers in the eft'ort to plan: its flag on the slope of Fort Hill, described in Confederate reports as the 3rd Louisiana Redan, and its advance position should be marked. After 14 that date the regiment furnished details to assist the engineer corps in the coustruction of the approaches and mines, penetrating the base of said Fort Hill. 3ilc Arthur's 6th Division of the 17th Army corps had attached to it ( 16) Battery C, First Missouri Light Artillery, Captain Charles ]\Iann. Its position in the siege line was on the extreme right of Ransom's 2nd brigade in the line of the batteries and should be marked for it. Boomer's 3rd brigade, Quinby's Seventh division of above corps in- cluded (17) the 26th Missouri Infantry, Captain Benjamin D. Dean com- manding. It was posted to the left of Stevenson in the investment line ing. It was posted to the left of Stevenson in the investment line v.diich should be marked for it. It participated in the assault of May 22nd, first in front of its own position and later in the day marched to the left to reinforce General Carr's division of AlcClernand's 13th Army Corps, after which it resumed its original position in rear of Battery DeGolyer, which position should be marked. ,Colonel Geo. B. Boomer of this regiment while commanding the brigade was killed in the assault of ]\Iay 22nd. Holmes' Second brigade, same division, included (18) the loth ^Missouri Infantry, Alajor Francis C. Deimling, commanding and (19) Company E, 24th Missouri Infantry, Lieutenant Daniel Driscoll com- manding. Their position in the brigade to the left of Boomer's brigade in the investment line should be marked for them. Assigned to this division was (20) Battery M., ist [Missouri Light Artillery, Lieutenant J. W. ]\IacMurray. The position of this battery was, however, during the siege, in front of Logan's Third Division south of the Jackson wagon road and has the distinction of being the first battery placed in the in vesting line, which position should be marked for it. In this division was (21) Company F, 4th ^Missouri Cavalry, Lieutenant Alexander. }vlueller, serving as escort to the division commander, and its position should be marked for it, as said division headquarters. 13th Army Corps, Major General John A. ]\IcClernand commanding and afterwards '[Major General E. O. C. Ord. General Hovey's 12th division of above corps had attached to it {22) Battery A, ist [Missouri Light Artillery, Captain George W. Sec* field. Its position was with Slack's Second brigade which held the right of the division in the investment line and south of the Vicksburg & Jackson railroad and immediately in front of the Square Fort of the Con- federate line, which should be marked for it. Attached to the headquarters of General Peter J. Osterhaus, 9th Division of this corps there were seven companies of (23) the 6th ?>Iis- souri Cavalry, Colonel Clark Wright commanding, which rendered val- uable service at many places during- the siege and for whom a tablet should be erected at the headquarters of the division. (24) First Regiment Engineers, ■Missouri Volunteers, Major Henry Flad commanding also known as the "Engineer Regiment of the \\'est,"' attached to the Department of the Tennessee was stationed at Young's Point opposite A'icksburg until 'Slay 23rd, the day following the last as- sault, when it was orderfed to cross the river and take position between !McClernand's I3tli Army Corps and Lauman's division of the i6th Army Corps, where it remained until ordered to Haines Bluff under General Sherman. Its position in the line should be marked accordingly. Herron's Division unattached, ]\Iajor General Frank J. Herron com- manding. This division included (25) Battery E, Captain Nelson Cole (26) Battery B, Captain ^Martin Welfley and (27) Battery F, Captain Joseph Foust. These batteries constituted the 2nd battalion. First !Mis- souri Light Artillery, Major David ]\Iurphy, Chief of Artillery, rein- forced by two naval 42-pounder rifled guns which were furnished by the Commander of the Gunboat Benton of the Mississippi River Squadron, U. S. N. The gun crews were furnished from the infantry of the com- mand. Herron's division held the extreme left of the investment line on the Mississippi River below Vicksburg from and after June 15, 1863. Batteries E and F were attached to A'andever's First Brigade and Bat- tery B to Colonel W. \\'. Orme's Second Brigade. The brigade lines will skirt the interior border of Union Avenue, which avenue v.-ill be constructed on the outside of the investing lines, so that the tablets erected by the State of '^Missouri, to locate the ordinary positions of the organizations will occupy places in this brigade line and should correspond to the general positions occupied in each brigade by the separate }*Iissouri organizations, whose valor and service it is intended to commemorate. Special tablets showing advanced positions occupied or taken bv the respective organizations at great hazard or wath great loss and indicating the rendering of special service, should be placed at those points approxi- mately where such service was performed as hereinbefore located. It is recommended that these tablets should be of ]Missouri granite and contain such inscriptions and data as will be appropriate, subject to the regulations prescribed in the act of Congress creating the Vicksburg National ]\Iilitarv Park herewith submitted and made a part hereof. i6 Reported losses of JMissouri troops (Union) from 3iay i5lh to 22nd, 186: May 15, 16th. May 19th. May 21 and 22d. K W M K W M K W M O tr. in Srd Missouri ■ 1 3 2 9 10 12 13 93 40 3 85 82 3 IS 25 43 7th Missouri ■ 102 8th Missouri 7 19 3 76 10th Missouri 7 35 3 51 11th Missouri 7 26 92 12th Missouri 1 3 112 24th Missouri 1 1 26th Missouri IS fi<) 2 1 ::::::r':::: - 16 1 107 30th Missouri 1 6 10 31st Missouri 1 5 6th Cavalry 2 1 1 3 1st and 2nd Artillerv 2 4 1 1 27 i lOS 3 1 14 61 j 60 348 j 3 624 EXHIBIT "E." The following- named org-anizations of Confederate troops from the State of Missouri were engaged in the defence of Mcksburg: IXFAXTRY. 1st and 4th Infantry (temporarily consolidated). Col. Amos C. Riley. 2nd Infantry, Lieut. Col. Pembroke S. Senteny, Alaj. Thomas 'M. Carter. 3rd Infantry, Col. William R. Cause, ^laj. James K. AIcDowell. 5th Infantry, Col. James McCown. 6th Infantry. Col. Eugene Erwin. Alaj. Stephen Cooper. CAVALRY (Dismounted). 1st Cavalry, INIaj. William C. Parker. 3rd Cavalry, Capt. Felix Lotspeich. ARTILLERY. Dawson's (St. Louis) Battery. Capt. William E. Dawson. Guibor's Battery, ist Lieut. W'illiam Corkery, 2nd Lieut. Corn.elius Heffernan. Landis' Battery, ist Lieut. John M. Langan (Capt. John C. Landis, of this battery was acting chief of artillery of Bowen's division). Lowe's (Jackson) Battery, Capt. Schuyler Lowe, ist Lieut. Thomas B. Catron. Wade's Batterv, ist Lieut. Richard C. Walsh. 17 EXIIir.lT "F." The iMissouri troops in the Confederate Army engaged in the de- fense of Vickshurg were organized and rendered service as follows : BOWENS' DIVISION. Maj. Gen. John S. Bowen, commanding First (Missouri) J'.rigade. Col. Francis INI. Cockrell, 2nd Missouri Infantry, commanding. ist and 4th Missouri Infantry (temporarily consolidated), Col. Amos C. Riley. 2nd IMissouri, Lieut. Col. Pemhroke S. Senteny, Maj. Thomas M. Carter. 3rd Missouri Infantry, Col. Wm. R. Cause, IMaj. Jas. K. Mc];)o\veII. 5th Missouri Infantry, Col. James McCown. 6th IMissouri Infantry, Col. Eugene Edwin, Maj. Stci)hcn Coo])er. Guihor's Missouri Battery, ist Lieut. Wm. Corkery, 2nd Lieut. Cor- nelius Heffernan. Landis' Missouri Battery, ist Lieut. John M. Langan (Capt. John C. Landis, of this battery, was acting chief of artillery: of Bowen's di- vision). Wade's Missouri Battery, ist Lieut. Richard C. Walsh. On May i8th, 1863, the brigade took position in support of General Martin L. Smith's division on the extreme left of the defensive lines. Here it suffered the loss of i man killed and 8 men wounded. During the night of the i8th day of May, 1863, the brigade withdrew in the rear of the main line, in the rear of the right of Brigadier General Baldwin's brigade, and was held in reserve to re-enforce any part of the line. About two p. m. on the 19th inst., the Federal forces massed a large force in front of General Baldwin's brigade, evidently for an assault. Seeing this massing of troops, the 5th Missouri, under Col. McCowen, was moved to the support of General lierber's left and the ist and 4th Missouri, under Col. Riley, were moved to the support of the line at the Stockade on the Graveyard road, between General Flerbert's left and General Shoup's right, and the 2nd IMissouri, under Lieut. Col. 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