77th Illinois Infantry

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77th Illinois Infantry Regimental Monument

NPS/ P. Winfrey

Monument is located on Union Avenue 400 yards south of the Minnesota Memorial. Also a marker designating the assault of 22 May 1863, on Confederate Avenue at the Railroad Redoubt and a marker designating a sharpshooter's in the mowed gallery running north and south 400 yards west-southwest of the Minnesota Memorial. This unit was attached to Col. William J. Landram's 2nd Brigade of Brig. Gen. Andrew J. Smith's 10th Division, Maj. Gen'ls John A. McClernand (relieved of command 19 June 1863) & Edward O.C. Ord's XIII Army Corps and was commanded by Col. David P. Grier.
 

 
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Last updated: July 6, 2024

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3201 Clay Street
Vicksburg, MS 39183

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601 636-0583

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