War Comes to Savannah
Inscription
On March 8, 1862 the pro-Union citizens of Savannah turned out to greet the 40th Illinois Infantry, the vanguard of 40,000-man Union invasion force. Residents cheered as the Illinois troops trudged off the steamer Golden Gate formed into ranks, and march
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11th Louisiana, 22nd Tennessee
C. S. 11th Louisiana, 22d Tennessee, Russell's (1st) Brig., Clark's (1st) Div., Polk's Corps.
12th Illinois Infantry
(front of monument) Illinois 12th Infantry, 2d Brigade--McArthur, 2d Division--W. H. L. Wallace, Army of the Tennessee.
12th Illinois Infantry - 13th Missouri Infantry
U.S. Army of the Tennessee.
13th Ohio Infantry
(front) Ohio 13th Infantry Commanded by Lt. Col. Jos.
13th Tennessee Infantry
C. S. 13th Tennessee Infantry, Russell's (1st) Brig., Clark's (1st) Div., Polk's Corps, Army of the Mississippi.