Iowa State Memorial Vicksburg National Cemetery

This memorial in Vicksburg National Cemetery commemorates the troops from Iowa (2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Corps), involved in the Siege of Vicksburg.
At the Siege of Vicksburg, from 18 May to 4 July 1863, about 77,000 Northern soldiers under command of Major General Ulysses S. Grant fought against 33,000 Southern soldiers. The battle ended with the surrender of Vicksburg and almost 30,000 Confederates. Victory here and at Port Hudson gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Wikimedia Commons