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U. S. CIVIL WAR
PHOTOGRAPHS
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VICKSBURG
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THAYER'S APPROACH
Thayer's Approach
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Commanded by Brigadier General John M. Thayer, the Union soldiers had twice
unsuccessfully assaulted the Confederate works (at the top of the hill in the
photograph above. After the second failure, the Union soldiers began digging
a six foot deep trench up the hill. The men digging were protected from enemy
fire by fascines used as a
roof for the trench. Near the top of the hill, the Union soldiers began
digging a mine under the Confederates. Vicksburg surrendered before it could be
completed.
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RANSOM'S GUN PATH
Ransom's Gun Path
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The terrain in this area made it hard for Brigadier General Thomas E. G.
Ransom's artillery men to establish gun emplacements. To move two of their
12 pounder cannon to support the infantry, the 2nd Illinois Light Artillery men
dismantled the cannon and then, with the help of some of the infantry, dragged
the guns, along the path in the photograph above, to a location near the
Confederate trenches, where they were reassembled and placed into action.
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