Battle of Jackson
May 14, 1863
Jackson, Mississippi
Union Victory
Part of Vicksburg Campaign
Union Commanders
Forces Engaged:
Killed: 17
Wounded: 64
Missing: 118
Total Casualties: 199
Forces Engaged:
Killed: 42
Wounded: 251
Missing: 7
Total Casualties: 300
Confederate Officers
Confederate Order of Battle
Confederate Official Records
Commander at Jackson
46th Georgia Infantry
Commander, Gist's Brigade
Union Officers
Brig. Gen. James M. Tuttle
Brig. Gen. Ralph P Buckhand
Brig. Gen. Charles L. Matthies
Union Order of Battle
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