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Description |
| Descriptions, Articles and Various Accounts |
| Description #1 - Description of the assault - Cpl. Theodore Wolbach, Company E |
Description of the assault by Cpl. Theodore Wolbach, Company E. |
| Description #2 - Description of the assault - Pvt. Frank Mason, 42nd OVI |
Description of the assault as told by Pvt. Frank Mason, Company A, 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. |
| Description #3 - Description of the assault - National Park Service |
Brief description of the assault provided by U.S. National Park Service. |
| Description #4 - Description of the assault - Grant |
Brief if not somewhat inadequate description of the assault written by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in his personal memoirs. |
| Description #5 - Description of the assault - Pemberton |
Interesting description of the assault from the perspective of Confederate General John Pemberton, in command of the defense of Vicksburg, written by his grandson John C. Pemberton III |
| Description #6 - Description of the assault - Violet Snow |
Another interesting description of the assault by journalist Violet Snow, who references information from her great-great grandfather, William Davies, present at the assault as a private in the 95th Ohio Infantry. |
| Description #7 - Description of the assault - Sherman |
A very brief description of the first assault on Vicksburg by Gen. William T. Sherman. |
| Maps |
| Map #1 - Battlefield Map |
Good map from the National Park Service showing troop positions at the brigade level, including location of Col. Daniel Lindsey's 2nd Brigade with the 16th Ohio. |
| Map #2 - Battlefield Map |
Map by Hal Jespersen showing good detail on troop positions during the first assault. |
| Map #3 - Battlefield Map |
Interesting map and panorama of Vicksburg showing gunboats in river and Rebel fortifications. |
| Photographs, Sketches and Images |
| Image #1 - First Assault on Vicksburg |
Artists conception of Union troops attacking Rebel soldiers at the First Assault on Vicksburg by H. Charles McBarron, Jr. |
| The Leaders |
Images of the Union and Confederate officers commanding the forces at the first assault on Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 19, 1863 |