May 2, 1863 to July 27, 1863

WARREN, Mississippi

Second Iowa Battery, Joseph R. Reed, Union, Vicksburg, Civil War

The Union Army achieved a decisive victory in the battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi, with the city surrendering to General Ulysses Grant on July 4, 1863.  The battery divisions effectively utilized the large guns and cannons of the army, which were crucial to the Union victory at Vicksburg.  First Lieutenant Joseph R. Reed of the Second Iowa Battery in the Union Army belonged to one of these battery...