Landram's Brigade; Assault, May 22, 1863.

On May 22, 1863, Landram's Brigade formed in support of Lawler's Brigade for the assault on the Confederate Railroad Redoubt, behind the crest of the ridge about 380 yards in front of the work, with the 77th Illinois on the right supported by the 48th Ohio, the 19th Kentucky on the left, and the 130th Illinois supporting both right and left, while the 97th Illinois was temporarily attached to Lawler's Brigade in support of the 11th Wisconsin on that brigade's left. Advancing about 10 a.m., some men of the 77th Illinois reached the ditch of the redoubt and placed their flag on its parapet, and the brigade then took position on the slope in front of the redoubt, where the flag of the 130th Illinois was placed close to the work. Colonel Sullivan reported that the flag of the 48th Ohio was also placed on the parapet and brought off just before the Confederate sortie. About 5:30 p.m., Confederates sortied from the intrenchment behind the redoubt and reoccupied it, and late in the evening about 30 men of the brigade were captured in the ditch. The brigade held its position on the slope in front of the redoubt until after dark and then retired under orders. Its casualties were 130 in the 77th Illinois; 14 in the 97th Illinois; 41 in the 130th Illinois, including Captain William M. Colby killed; 64 in the 19th Kentucky, including Major Morgan V. Evans killed; and 35 in the 48th Ohio, including Major Virgil H. Moats mortally wounded, for an aggregate of 284 killed, wounded, and missing.

Vicksburg, Mississippi · United States