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16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Where was the regiment from
March 9 to April 4, 1863
Where was the regiment from
March 9 to April 4, 1863
CAMPED AT MILLIKEN'S BEND
During this time, the 16th Ohio was encamped at Milliken's Bend, Louisiana. As part of General McClernand's Thirteenth Corps under General Ulysses S. Grant, the army was waiting for the winter rains and flooding to subside before beginning a new campaign against the Confederate stronghold at Vicksburg.
Only minor details on the actions of the regiment are available during this period in camp. Such details will be presented on the Day-By-Day index under the above dates.
Period map showing the location of Milliken's Bend on the Louisiana side of the Mississippi River where the 16th Ohio camped from March 8 to April 4, 1863:
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