1ST IOWA BATTERY AT VICKSBURG MEMORIAL
THE FIRST IOWA BATTERY WAS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG, FIRING OVER THIRTEEN HUNDRED ROUNDS FROM EACH OF ITS GUNS. NO FIELD BATTERY AMONG THE GREAT NUMBER ENGAGED IN THE LONG LINE OF INVESTMENTS OF THE DOOMED CITY WAS MORE ACTIVE, OR CONTRIBUTED MORE FULLY TO THE GLORIOUS RESULTS OF ITS CAPTURE THAT THE FIRST IOWA.
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Listing Details
- Public
- CIVIL WAR
- War Memorials
- VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
- 39183
- IOWACIVILWARMONUMENTS.COM
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