"Thanks! kindly." May 18-July 4, 1863 - In just a short period of time such a great loss of young men. If memory serves me right - correct me if not - there were well over 400+ (recorded) battles and Vicksburg was just one In The Beginning. Casualties: Union 10,142; Confederate 9,091 Now, is "casualties" the same as "dead" or "injured"? I'm sorry but being a female (I know) I don't know too much about military jargon but I'm glad to be finally learning. .... "What and where can I find out about SAMOA list Ann" --[LIST-UPDATE] - I am the SAMOA admin; did you ever get your ?s answered - grin. --Manaia ++++ --- akeegan <akeegan@wowway.com> wrote: > To the present date the remains of 15,508 Union > soldiers have been interred > there of which 10,027are white and 5,553 are color, > of the white two fifths > are anoung the known, while of the color there are > but two one hundrends > known; and of the whole number interrend the records > show three-fourths unknown. At Vicksburg City > Cemetery > ( Ceder Hill Cemetery) there are > approximately 5,000 Confederates > are buried there, which 1,600 are identified > Source: Vicksburg National Cemetery Tour Stop