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General Sturgis' Supreme Effort

Guntown, Mississippi
Historical Marker Database · Mike Stroud
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To hold the crossroads, General Sturgis placed the 93rd Illinois, 8th Illinois, and 114th Illinois Infantry here and immediately behind, with artillery consisting of Battery B of 2nd Illinois, 7th Wisconsin Battery, 14th Indiana Battery, Battery E of 1st Illinois, and Joyce's Battery. Orders were given to fire over the heads of the infantry into the advancing Confederates.
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Guntown, Mississippi · United States

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