"Today in History - Champion Hill" Topic
6 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please remember that some of our members are children, and act appropriately.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the Historical Media Message Board Back to the ACW Discussion Message Board
Areas of InterestGeneral
American Civil War
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Link
Featured Ruleset
Featured Profile Article A Civil War boardgame is adapted to miniature wargaming.
Current Poll
|
 ColCampbell  | 16 May 2013 7:00 a.m. PST |
To help commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Champion Hill, the Miss. Dept. of Archives and History blog, Sense of Place, has this offering: link Jim |
 T Callahan | 16 May 2013 9:05 a.m. PST |
The 97th Illinois Volunteer Regiment commanded by Col. FS Rutherford fought at Champion Hill in Landram's Brigade, 10th Div. Col Rutherford is my great great great grandfather. The 97th was on the Union Left during the battle. It was under artillery fire for 2 hours during the fight. The 97th fought with distinction in the Vicksburg campaign. Terry |
| Sajiro | 16 May 2013 9:32 a.m. PST |
I've been part of staff ride to Vicksburg about 4 different times in the last 15 years of service. I did the last staff ride last year and we went to Champion Hill. We were met out there buy a guy who is the descendant of the owner of Champion Hill at the time of the Vicksburg campaign. In fact, I think his last name was Champion. He was with us on the tour for a good two hours or more and had a lot to add to the staff ride. Vicksburg itself is great to visit, and the battlefield park is top notch. The people there were friendly, the food was great, and I only disliked the heat and humidity. |
| ColCampbell | 16 May 2013 9:47 a.m. PST |
His name is Sid Champion. He has worked with the Vicksburg National Military Park and the Miss. Dept. of Archives & History in preserving some of the landscape and putting in interpretive markers. I only disliked the heat and humidity But it sure gives one a feel for what the soldiers on both sides had to endure during that campaign. When I helped guide a tour of the VNMP in June 2006 for the gaming convention Bayou Wars – Battle of the Bluffs, it was "helpful" with our descriptions of the siege fighting. Jim |
| donlowry | 16 May 2013 10:50 a.m. PST |
Probably the most under-appreciated battle of the entire war. |
| Sajiro | 16 May 2013 2:19 p.m. PST |
Sid Champion! I'm almost positive that was him. He took us over to a portion of the hill that they were deforesting in an effort to restore the battlefield to its 1863 condition. From there he took us back to where there were some fighting positions and you could still make them out. The heat and humidity of late May/early June did not go unnoticed in our group. Walking up the hill to see those positions felt like being wrapped in a wet wool blanket, even in the shade of the trees and a relatively gentle slope. |
|
