Michigan Memorial at the Vicksburg |
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on image for larger format Anson Croman's 2nd
great-granddaughter Cheryl A. Robinson at the
Michigan Memorial at the Vicksburg
Photo by Leonard H. Cizewski. Anson Croman's 2nd great-grandson-in-law |
Memphis,
Tennessee 2016 and June 10 - 12 1863 |
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on image for larger format![]() On June 10, 1863, Anson Croman and the 20th Michigan arrived at Memphis, Tennessee from Cairo, Illinois. On June 11, they disembarked on the Arkansas shore to rest and bath (RIGHT). On June 12, the 20th resumed its journey south to Vicksburg. This photo of the Arkansas shore of the Mississippi where the 20th Michigan landed was taken from the former Confederate Park now called Memphis Park from behind the statue of Jefferson Davis. I chose this location to highlight how Confederate memorials remain prominent and the liberation of Memphis by the Union Navy and Army followed by the liberation of the enslaved African-American in and around Memphis is not recognized in an equal way. Photo by Leonard H. Cizewski, 2016 |
Click for larger format![]() The Arkansas shore of the Mississippi River across from Memphis. Photo by Leonard H. Cizewski, 2016 |
June 14, 1863: Warrenton, Mississippi. |
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format![]() On June 14, 1863, the 20th landed at Young's Point, Louisiana and marched south to a point opposite Warrenton, Mississippi south of Vicksburg. On June 15, the 20th was ordered to march back to Young's Point. On June 16 they embarked on steamboats. Photo by Leonard H. Cizewski, 2016. |
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for larger format South of Vicksburg at the site of a Confederate battery north of Warrenton looking towards the Louisiana side of the Mississippi. Photo by Leonard H. Cizewski, March 30, 2016 |
June 16, 1863:Snyder's Bluff. |
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format On June 16, the 20th Michigan sailed back up (north) the Mississippi River to the Yazoo River to Snyder's Bluff where they disembarked. March 30, 2016 Photo by Cheryl A. Robinson. |
Army of Maneuver Area of Operations Click for larger format ![]() BLUE LINE WITHIN ORANGE CIRCLE Anson Croman and the 20th Michigan constructed earthworks and served on garrison duty from June 17 until the July 4, 1863 protecting the Siege Army surrounding VIcksburg. Map from Vicksburg Campaign Driving Tour Guide (Fair Use) |
9th Corps Headquarter Marker Click for larger format |
First Position: Parson Fox's Plantation |
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format After disembarking at Snyder's Bluff, the 20th Michigan deployed to the southeast.where they constructed and manned fortified lines from June 17 until June 28, 1863. Photo by Leonard H. Cizewski, 2016 |
Marker
inside the Vicksburg National Military Park
commemorating the 9th Corps Headquarters near
Milldale near Parson Fox's Plantation, The 20th Michigan was in the 9th Corps. Photo by Cheryl A Robinson, March 30, 2016 |
Second and Final Position |
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for larger format |
Area near the end of the where
the 20th Michigan served in the Army of Manuver from June
29 until the July 4 To protect the troops besieging Vicksburg, the Army of Manuver constructed a fortified line. Also near where the 20th Michigan started its march to Jackson after the July 4 surrender of Vicksburg. Photo by Leonard H. Cizewski, 2016 |
Earthworks |
Click for larger format Almost none of the earthworks that the Army of Maneuver constructed have survived. This is trench in the Vicksburg National Military Park that would be similar to the types of fortifications Anson Croman and the 20th Michigan would have constructed northeast of Vicksburg. Photo by Cheryl A. Robinson 2016 |
Birdsong Ferry on the Big Black River Click for larger format After the surrender of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, the 20th began to march towards Jackson, Mississippi. On July 5, reconnaissance reported that the Confederates were holding Birdsong Ferry. On July 6, other units constructed a bridge across the Big Black River while the 20th provided the protection of pickets. The 20th crossed the Big Black River on July 7. Photo by Leonard H. Cizewski, 2016 |
July 7, 1863, Bolton, Mississippi. |
Click for larger format On the evening of July 7, 1863, the 20th bivouacked at Bolton, Mississippi. On July 8, the 20th resumed marching. The 20th reports the nearby plantation of Joe Davis, nephew of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was burned but do not report who set the fire. Site 128 Vicksburg Campaign Driving Tour Guide, page 121. Photo by Leonard H. Cizewski, 2016 |
July 9,
1863 Clinton, Mississippi |
Click for larger format On July 9, 1863, the 20th reached the vicinity of Clinton, seven Miles West of Jackson Site 125, Vicksburg Campaign Driving Tour Guide, page 118. Photo by Leonard H. Cizewski, March 31, 2016 |
July 10, 1863: Jackson, Mississippi |
.![]() On July 10, the 20th arrived in Jackson, Mississippi and deployed north of state capitol on the grounds of what is now the University of Mississippi Medical Center Location: South side of University Drive, east of Peachtree Road on the same side of the street as the Dental School, across the street from the Pharmacy School. Image from Mississippi Historical Markers |
9th Corps Battery Site Some of the Union earthworks are visible in the background. After an unsuccessful assault on Confederate defenses on the south side of the city, the Union began to surround Jackson for another siege. The Confederates decided not to let another army be trapped. By July 16, the Confederates evacuated Jackson, Mississippi and the Union reoccupied the city. Fair use of image from Google Street View. |
Click for larger format Battery in the Vicksburg National Military Park Simiiar to a 9th Corps that would have been used in Jackson in 1863. The guns would have been pointed south towards the Confederate defense line. The approximate position of that gun line is now Fortification Street. Photo by Cheryl A.Robinson 2016 |
DEDICATION:
This page is dedicated to Maisie Brown..
While we were in Jackson, Mississippi, we read her March 23,
2016 ,
op-ed, The
'Cloth on the Stick' Represents Hatred Toward Me in
the Jackson Free Press.
Maisie Brown.wrote that the Confederate battle flag on the
Mississippi state flag illustrates "white supremacy and
represent a group of people who wanted my people to stay
enslaved."
As we discovered as
we traveled in Mississippi, that "Cloth on
the Stick" perspective also denies and the complete and
accurate history that my mother-in-law's,
wife's and son's ancestor and his Union unit were not just
restorers of our nation but also liberators of tens of thousands
of African-Americans and provided the basis for their civil
rights.
In support of Maisie Brown, I have made that omitted and denied
history a prominent part of this family history web page.
INDEX: Anson Croman and the American Civil War | ||
INDEX: Cizewski,
Lovetere, Musbach, & Robinson Families History All material not in the public domain ![]() Leonard H. Cizewski Last Major Revision:July 13, 2018 Last Minor Revision: Last Reviewed: Posted: April 15, 2016 |
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