20th Wisconsin Infantry Monument - Vicksburg National Military Park - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

20th Wisconsin Infantry has this one marker on the Battlefield and it is in a grassy area in front of the Pemberton Plaza along Pemberton Square Boulevard.

The 20th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service August 23, 1862. The regiment was mustered out on July 14, 1865 at Galveston, Texas.

The 20th Wisconsin suffered 5 officers and 100 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 1 officer and 145 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 251 fatalities.

Text on the front of the marker:

WISCONSIN
Colonel Henry Bertram
Lieut. Colonel Henry A. Starr
Major Augustus H. Pettibone
Engaged: Siege, June 15 - July 4,
Casualties, Wounded 2
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2d Brig. Herron's Div.
TWENTIETH INFANTRY

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From the NRHP nomination form:

	Structure Number:	HS-557
	LCS ID:	003853

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Historical Significance:

	National Register Status:	Entered - Documented
	National Register Date:	12/09/1977
	National Historic Landmark?:	No
	Significance Level:	Contributing
	Short Significance Description:	The monument contributes to the national significance of the park under NR Criteria A because it represents the national movement among veterans and related groups to commemorate and mark major Civil War battlefields.

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Short Physical Description9'6" x 9'6" x 11' high obelisk of polished red Montello, WI, granite on 2-step base of gray Barre, VT, granite. Shaft composed of 3 stones with raked joints. Pedestal has unit designation; campaign record in middle; WISCONSIN at top.

Material(s)

Structural Component(s) Material(s) 1.  Superstructure Granite 2.  Substructure Concrete

Construction Period:	Historic
Chronology:	Physical Event Begin Year Begin Year AD/BC End Year End Year AD/BC Designer Designer Occupation 1.  Built 1907 AD     Montello Granite Company Other

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My Sources
1. Wikipedia - 20th Wisconsin Infantry
2. Wikipedia - Siege of Vicksburg
3. The Civil War Home - The Vicksburg Campaign - Union Order of Battle
4. National Register Application - NRHP

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