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Indiana 8th Infantry, Company K (Union)

21/04/1861

Organized - Indiana 8th Infantry, Company K - Indiana

18/05/1863

Battle - Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi

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Vicksburg

In mid-May, 1863, after six months of unsuccessful attempts, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee finally converged on Vicksburg, defended by a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Capture of the Mississippi River town was critical to Union control of the strategic river. Vicksburg was located on a high river bluff defended with artillery, and Pemberton's men had constructed a series of fortifications in an 8-mile arc surrounding the city on the landward side. After crossing the…READ MORE

28/08/1865

Mustered Out - Indiana 8th Infantry, Company K - Indiana

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