U.S. Battery A,

Capt. George W. Schofield's Battery A served four pieces of unknown kind and caliber in this position from about May 26. From about June 7 to the end of the siege on July 4, 1863, it also served four 24-pounder siege guns on the line of Hovey's division in a battery rather than in the park. A furnace was prepared at the siege-gun position, and hotshot were fired in an unsuccessful attempt to burn a mill inside the Confederate line. Reported casualties in the battery during the campaign and siege were 2 wounded.

Vicksburg, Mississippi · United States