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Battery G
It was in the engagement at Champion Hill on the 16th, and on the 17th assisted in driving the rebels from Black River Bridge. On the 19th it arrived in the rear of Vicksburg, and was among the first to commence the attack on that place. It participated actively in the siege, shelling the enemy's works and the city daily, and was present at the surrender on the 4th of July. Taking part in the movement on Jackson, it was engaged in the skirmishes of the 8th, 9th, and 10th, and on the 11th took position before the fortifications at Jackson, from which it assisted in driving the enemy.
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