The 22nd
Iowa attempts to take the Redan after the explosion on June
25th.
This marker is on the Confederate side of the Redan. The 38th had
1 killed & 3 wounded.
The right side shows the 38th's position from June 2nd. The left
side is the Redan.
The 38th not only took part in the fighting on the 25th,
but were also engaged in building up their works to meet the Union works.
According to several sources the 38th was fighting, & digging at the same
time. After the first attempt to destroy the Redan failed, Grant ordered another
mine to be dug, and a second explosion took place on July 2nd. This explosion
took out most of the Redan, but again the Yankee forces failed to take
the Confederate position, and were pushed back with heavy losses. On July
4th the brigade stacked arms in front of the works they had so gallantly
defended, and marched to the rear to a bivouac camp where they were paroled
several months later. The 38th suffered 35 killed, including Captains L.
M. Graves, W. A. Selph, and Lieut. H. Lanehart, and 39 wounded.
A monument to the 38th Mississippi at Vicksburg.
Mississippi
38th Infantry
Col. Preston Brent
Capt. D. B. Seal
Hebert's Brigade, Forney's Division
Engaged Defense May 18 - July 4th
Casualties: Killed 35, Wounded 37, Missing 2,
Total
74
Capt. L. M. Graves and Lieut. H. Lanehart Killed.
Capt. W. A. Selph Mortally Wounded.
A monument on the Redan dedicated to:
James Henry Jones
Colonel 38th Mississippi ,Captain, Company D - March 29 - July 4 1863
