Monument located on Union Avenue at Park Tour Stop #1, Battery DeGolyer. Also markers designating the assault of 19 May 1863, located 100 ft west of Union Avenue near its junction with Old Jackson Road, and the assault of 22 May 1863, located 500 ft east-southeast of the Louisiana Memorial on the south side of the tree line. This unit was attached to Brig. Gen. John D. Stevenson's 3d Brigade, of Maj. Gen. John A. Logan's 3d Division, Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson's XVII Army Corps, and commanded by Col. Benjamin F. Potts.
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Last updated: April 14, 2015