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was fatally wounded by a musket ball that went through his lung. General Grant recalled the moment of victory: "I heard great cheering to the right of our line and, looking in that direction, saw Lawler in his shirt sleeves leading a charge upon the enemy. I immediately mounted my horse and rode in the direction of the charge." The Rebels, already torn and tattered from their loss at
Champion Hill, fled their cover and either retreated or surrendered. The 23rd Iowa suffered over half of the Union casualties in the battle, yet their entire charge lasted a mere three minutes. The unit was remarkably weakened after the engagement. When they were put in charge of the prisoners captured in the battle, they sent them up to Memphis. General Lawler said that if the war ended that day, their regiment would surely be one of the most distinguished in the entirety of the war.
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General Carr to successfully cut the rebels off from making their escape, which enabled many of the remaining
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379:Marched to Fort Esperanza, Texas (November 27–30)
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173:961 Officers and men at muster.
620:Iowa in the American Civil War
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553:Brigade of Brigadier General
615:List of Iowa Civil War Units
524:Confederates to mass at the
213:2nd Brigade, 14th Division,
791:1862 establishments in Iowa
670:Iowa Colonels and Regiments
604:Colonel Samuel Lyle Glasgow
410:4th Brigade, 2nd Division,
342:1st Brigade, 3rd Division,
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298:Department of the Tennessee
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746:"22nd Regiment Infantry"
699:battleofchampionhill.org
668:Stuart, Addison (1865).
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643:English, E. H. (1910).
515:Battle of Champion Hill
482:Battle of Fort Blakeley
470:Fort Barrancas, Florida
366:(October 3-November 17)
259:Battle of Champion Hill
415:Department of the Gulf
390:New Orleans, Louisiana
347:Department of the Gulf
320:Department of the Gulf
750:The Civil War Archive
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598:Colonel William Dewey
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364:New Iberia, Louisiana
253:Battle of Port Gibson
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557:Division. After the
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101:Siege of Vicksburg
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468:Marched to
419:August 1864
399:Retreat to
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324:August 1863
305:August 1863
230:Marched to
131:during the
104:Assault on
85:Engagements
775:Categories
767:References
593:Commanders
396:(May 4–15)
280:(June 6–7)
245:Bruinsburg
222:March 1863
195:March 1863
146:Assignment
129:Union Army
65:Allegiance
499:July 1865
493:Disbanded
460:July 1865
434:Moved to
351:June 1863
327:June 1863
302:July 1863
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243:Moved on
225:July 1863
155:Activity
609:See also
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139:Service
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