VNMP Tour Stop 11
Great Redoubt
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South
face. Louisiana Memorial at right. NPS Tour Guide: Like the Third
Louisiana Redan (Tour Stop 3), this massive Confederate earthwork
guarded the Jackson Road. The Federal attack here on May 22 was repulsed
with heavy losses. Union artillery subsequently kept the redoubt under
almost continuous bombardment |
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(5-2011) Enlarge Detail Located at Tour Stop 11 is the memorial to Confederate Brigadier-General Llyod Tilghman, commander of the First Brigade, Loring's Division. General Tilghman was killed at the Battle of Champion Hill. This monument was erected May 19, 1926 and was donated by his sons, Frederick and Sidell |
(3-07) Enlarge View from near old NPS park office |
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