Wabash County MuseumJun 8, 20206 minThe Siege of Vicksburg--Summer of 1862The Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi took place during June and July of 1863. Controlling the Mississippi river was paramount to success...
Wabash County MuseumJun 8, 20205 minThe Seige of Corinth, Mississippi--Summer of 1862Eleven local civil war units took part in the siege of Corinth and one unit participated in the battle of Corinth. This is the one civil...
Wabash County MuseumJun 8, 20207 minThe Battle of Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing--April 6, 1862The Army of the Tennessee, under the command of U. S. Grant, had made its way up the Tennessee River (south) to Pittsburg Landing. The...
Wabash County MuseumJun 8, 20207 minThe Kentucky Campaign--The Battle of PerryvilleMinie Balls--not named for their size or shape but for the Frenchman who invented them. Soldiers often spoke of the sound they made as...