US Civil War: Siege of Vicksburg

Information about the battle of Vicksburg, with a list of some of the participants and links to their families

Regiments

Included at Siege of Vicksburg were these regiments:

Pic	Name	Birth	Death	Birthplace
Admiral, USA
	David Glasgow Farragut	5 JUL 1801	14 AUG 1870	TN, Knox Co, Campbell Station
General, CSA
	John Cabell Breckinridge	16 JAN 1821	17 MAY 1875	KY, Fayette Co, Lexington
	Joseph Eggleston Johnston	3 FEB 1807	21 MAR 1891	VA, Prince Edward Co, Farmville
	William W. Loring	4 DEC 1818	30 DEC 1886	NC, New Hanover Co, Wilmington
	Brig. Gen. Thomas Hart Taylor	31 JUL 1825	12 APR 1901	KY, Franklin Co, Frankfort
General, USA
	Gen. Hugh Boyle Ewing	31 OCT 1826	30 JUN 1905	OH, Fairfield Co, Lancaster
	Gen Ulysses Simpson Grant	27 APR 1822	23 JUL 1885	OH, Clermont Co, Point Pleasant
	James B. McPherson	14 NOV 1828	22 JUL 1864	OH, Sandusky Co, Clyde
	Edward Otho Cresap Ord	19 OCT 1818	22 JUL 1883	MD
	John Grubb Parke	22 SEP 1827	16 DEC 1900	PA, Chester Co
	John Milton Thayer	24 JAN 1820	10 MAR 1906	MA, Norfolk Co
Colonel, CSA
	Andrew Eugene Erwin	2 OCT 1830	25 JUN 1863	KY, Fayette Co
	William Andrew Quarles	4 JUL 1825	28 DEC 1893	VA, Louisa Co
Colonel, USA
	William Worth Belknap	22 SEP 1829	13 OCT 1890	NY, Orange Co, Newburgh
	Brig. Gen. John Benjamin Sanborn	6 DEC 1826	6 MAY 1904	NH, Merrimack Co, Epsom
Major, USA
	Cyrus Ballou Comstock Captain	3 FEB 1831	29 MAR 1910	MA, Norfolk Co, Wrentham
Private, CSA
	Andrew Jackson Corbin	abt 1841	1864	SC, Pickens Co
	Benjamin Franklin Gish	08/14/1829	06/16/1919	IL
	John A. Jacobs	1813		SC, Union Co
	John J. Jacobs	28 MAY 1835	8 MAR 1915	GA, Fayette Co
	Isaac Hill Ritchie	10/14/1836	04/04/1915	TN, Marshall Co, Moors Hill
	Willis H. Turbeville	1838		SC, Marion Co
Private, USA
	Pvt. David Lawson Blankenbaker	28 JAN 1842	21 MAY 1863	IN, Washington Co
	Sanford Cromwell	1832	26 MAY 1863	IN

	Henry W. Janes	20 JUN 1830	FEB 1883	NY, Albany Co, Albany
	John Thomas Taylor	1841	1906	OH, Hamilton Co, Cincinnati
Asst Surgeon, USA
	Dr. Charles Toppan Wilbur	18 MAY 1835	19 AUG 1909	MA, Essex Co, Newburyport
First Lt
	Brvt. Lt. Col. Samuel Nicoll Benjamin	3 JAN 1839	15 MAY 1886	NY, New York Co, New York City
Inspector General, USA
	James Harrison Wilson	2 SEP 1837	23 FEB 1925	IL, Gallatin Co, Shawneetown
Surgeon, USA
	Gabriel Grant	4 SEP 1826	8 NOV 1906	NJ, Essex Co, Newark

Battle of Fort Sumter	12 April 1861
Battle of Sewell's Point	MAY 1861
Battle of Big Bethel	10 JUN 1861
Skirmish at Laurel Hill	7 JUL 1861
Action of Blackburns Ford	18 JUL 1861
Battle of Bull Run (1st)	21 Jul 1861
Battle of Dug Springs	2 AUG 1861
Battle of Wilsons Creek	10 AUG 1861
Battle of Leesburg	21 Oct 1861
Battle of Balls Bluff	21 OCT 1861
Battle of Fort Donelson	FEB 1862
Battle of Valverde	21 FEB 1862
Battle of New Bern	14 MAR 1862
Siege of Yorktown (1862)	Apr-May 1862
Battle of Shiloh	6 Apr 1862
Siege of Fort Jackson	APR 1862
Battle of New Orleans	Apr 1862
Siege of Corinth	29 APR 1862
Battle of Williamsburg	5 May 1862
Battle of Drewrys Bluff	15 May 1862
Battle of Hanover Court House	27 MAY 1862
Battle of Seven Pines	31 May 1862
Battle of Mechanicsville	26 JUN 1862
Battle of Gaines Mill	27 JUN 1862
Action of Goldings Farm	JUN 1862
Battle of Savages Station	29 JUN 1862
Battle of Glendale	30 JUN 1862
Battle of Malvern Hill	1 Jul 1862
Battle of Cynthiana 1862	JUL 1862
Attack on Hamilton	JUL 1862
Skirmish at Harrisons Landing	2 JUL 1862
Battle of Cedar Mountain	9 AUG 1862
Battle of Lone Jack	15 AUG 1862
Battle of Bull Run (2nd)	28 Aug 1862
Battle of Chantilly	1 SEp 1862
Battle of South Mountain	14 SEP 1862
Battle of Antietam	17 Sep 1862
Skirmish at Shepardstown	SEP 1862
Battle of Iuka	19 SEP 1862
Second Battle of Corinth	Oct 1862
Battle of Perryville	8 OCT 1862
Battle of Hartsville	7 DEC 1862
Battle of Fredericksburg	11 Dec 1862
Yazoo River Expedition	Dec 1862
Battle of Stones River	31 Dec 1862
Battle of Mingo Swamp	2/4/1863
Skirmish at Miskel Farm	1 APR 1863
Battle of Chancellorsville	30 Apr 1863
Storming of Marye Heights	3 MAY 1863
Battle of Champion Hill	16 MAY 1863
Siege of Port Hudson	May-Jul 1863
Battle of Brandy Station	9 JUN 1863
Morgan's Raid	Jun-Jul 1863
Battle of Aldie	17 JUN 1863
Battle of Upperville	21 JUN 1863
Action of Hoovers Gap	JUN 1863
Battle of Gettysburg	1 Jul 1863
Battle of Buffington Island	19 JUL 1863
Battle of Chickamauga	19 Sep 1863
Chattanooga Campaign	Sep-Nov 1863
Battle of Bristoe Station	14 OCT 1863
Battle of Lookout Mountain	24 NOV 1863
Battle of Missionary Ridge	25 NOV 1863
Battle of Mine Run	NOV-DEC 1863
Battle of Loudoun Heights	10 JAN 1864
Attack on Harrisonburg	MAR 1864
Battle of Berryville	SEP 1864
Battle of Plymouth	APR 1864
Battle of the Wilderness	5 MAY 1864
Combat of Todds Tavern	7 MAY 1864
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House	8 May 1864
Battle of Yellow Tavern	11 MAY 1864
Battle of Resaca	13 MAY 1864
Battle of New Market	15 MAY 1864
Battle of North Anna	23 MAY 1864
Battle of New Hope Church	25 MAY 1864
Battle of Totopotomoy Creek	May 1864
Battle of Dallas	28 MAY 1864
Battle of Haws Shop	28 MAY 1864
Battle of Cold Harbor	Jun 1864
Battle of Petersburg	9 Jun 1864
Battle of Cynthiana 1864	JUN 1864
Battle of Trevilian Station	11 JUN 1864
Battle of Cherbourg	19 JUN 1864
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain	27 JUN 1864
Battle of Peachtree Creek	20 JUL 1864
Battle of Atlanta	22 JUL 1864
Battle of Deep Bottom (1st)	JUL 1864
Battle of Mobile Bay	AUG 1864
Battle of Lovejoys Station	20 AUG 1864
Battle of Jonesborough	31 AUG 1864
Battle of Opequan	19 SEP 1864
Battle of Fishers Hill	SEP-OCT 1864
Battle of Laurel Hill	SEP 1864
Battle of Hurricane Creek	OCT 1864
Battle of Cedar Creek	19 OCT 1864
Battle of Boydton Plank Road	27 OCT 1864
Battle of Franklin	30 NOV 1864
Battle of Nashville	15 DEC 1864
First Battle of Fort Fisher	DEC 1864
Second Battle of Fort Fisher	JAN 1865
Battle of Hatchers Run	FEB 1865
Battle of Wilmington	Feb 1865
St Marks Expedition	Feb-Mar 1865
Battle of Averasborough	16 MAR 1865
Battle of Bentonville	19 Mar 1865
Battle of Spanish Fort	27 Mar 1865
Appomattox Campaign	29 MAR 1865
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House	31 MAR 1865
Battle of Five Forks	1 APR 1865
Battle of Sailors Creek	6 APR 1865

US Civil War: Siege of Vicksburg

Information about the battle of Vicksburg, with a list of some of the participants and links to their families

Regiments

David Glasgow Farragut

John Cabell Breckinridge

Joseph Eggleston Johnston

William W. Loring

Brig. Gen. Thomas Hart Taylor

Gen. Hugh Boyle Ewing

Gen Ulysses Simpson Grant

James B. McPherson

Edward Otho Cresap Ord

John Grubb Parke

John Milton Thayer

Andrew Eugene Erwin

William Andrew Quarles

William Worth Belknap

Brig. Gen. John Benjamin Sanborn

Cyrus Ballou Comstock

Andrew Jackson Corbin

Benjamin Franklin Gish

John A. Jacobs

John J. Jacobs

Isaac Hill Ritchie

Willis H. Turbeville

Pvt. David Lawson Blankenbaker

Sanford Cromwell

Henry W. Janes

John Thomas Taylor

Dr. Charles Toppan Wilbur

Brvt. Lt. Col. Samuel Nicoll Benjamin

James Harrison Wilson

Gabriel Grant

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