EAST TOWARD JACKSON

On this day, the 16th Ohio continued their march east from camp near Edward's Depot to a camp (assumed to be) a few miles east of Bolton Depot where they spent the night. Private Peter Perrine, Company C, records:

Marched this morning the weather being very hot and many falling down by the road side. Passed over Champion hill. The marks of the great battle yet remained the trees being nearly all shot with shell and bullets. Marched 13 miles And camped in a field by the rail road.

Similarly, Cpl. Theodore Wolbach remembers:

The next morning we moved over the Champion Hill's battle ground. Everything looked clean and fresh after the rain. The many groves handy to the road suggested afresh to us the savage work of that memorable 16th of May. Now Federal and Confederate enemies no more, are peacefully sleeping side by side where they fell in the harass of battle.

'One in the robing of glory,
The other in the gloom of defeat.'

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Period map showing the approximate campsite of the 16th Ohio near Bolton Depot, Mississippi, July 7, 1863:

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Modern day map of the 16th Ohio's march from their camp near Edward's Station, east ten miles to near Bolton Station, Mississippi, on July 7, 1863:

Blue pin - approximate position of 16th Ohio with Gen. Osterhaus' Ninth Division from June 24 to July 6, 1863, while guarding Grant's siege at Vicksburg from attack by Confederate General Joe Johnston.
Red pin - approximate campsite of 16th Ohio the night of July 6, 1863, after marching east from Bovina Station.
Green pin - Near Bolton Station, Mississippi, approximate campsite of 16th Ohio the night of July 7, 1863, after marching east from Edwards Depot.