John B. Sanborn
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John Benjamin Sanborn was a lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of New Hampshire who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was also a key member of the rec
John B. Sanborn, c. 1860
John B Sanborn statue, Minnesota State Capitol by John Karl Daniels
Bust of Sanborn by T.A.R. Kitson, Vicksburg National Military Park
Battle of Jackson
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The Battle of Jackson was fought on May 14, 1863, outside Jackson, Mississippi, during the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. As part of a campaign to capture the strategic Mississippi Rive
"Battle of Jackson, Mississippi—Gallant Charge of the 17th Iowa, 80th Ohio and 10th Missouri, Supported by the First and Third Brigades of the Seventh Division"
General Joseph E. Johnston, who ordered the evacuation of Jackson
Major General James B. McPherson's corps attacked Jackson from the northwest
Major General William T. Sherman's corps attacked Jackson from the southwest