Andrew H. Green (1840 - 1863)

Born 1840 in Indiana, USA

Died 22 May 1863 at about age 23 in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA

Biography

Pvt. Andrew Green served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

Pvt Andrew Green was KIlled in Action during The United States Civil War.

Andrew was born in 1840. He passed away in 1863.

Military

Civil War Union Pvt., 22nd Iowa Infantry Co E, Enlisted 22nd Iowa Infantry Co E, Aug 8, 1862. Killed in action May 22, 1863 during ill-advised suicidal frontal assault of heavily fortified Ft Beauregard, Vicksburg,Miss.^[1]

The following report is of 22nd Iowa adjutant concerning frontal assault of Fort Beauregard,Vicksburg, May 22 1863: "The enemy were on the alert and, as our colors rose above the crest of the hill, a thousand bayonets glistened in the sunlight above the parapet at Fort Beauregard. The strong work against which the main attack was directed covered about half an acre of ground, the walls being about fifteen feet high, surrounded by a ditch ten feet wide. A line of rifle pits connected it with others of the same kind, each of which was so arranged as to enfilade the approach to the other. The regiment succeeded in reaching—under a concentrated fire of grape and musketry—an almost impenetrable abatis, forty yards from. the works, where it became necessary to reform the line, the men having become separated in crossing the obstructions. They promptly rallied to the flag and were again led to the charge. A few officers and about fifty men, succeeded in reaching the ditch surrounding the fort, but, having no scaling ladders, they were unable to enter the works. Sergeant Joseph E. Griffith of the 22nd, with some fifteen or twenty men, succeeded—by raising one another up the wall—in gaining an entrance and capturing a number of prisoners, but the fire from the enemy's rifle pits in rear of the fort, and the lack of reinforcements coming to their aid, rendered the place untenable." Only two men of the 22nd Iowa who entered the fort survived. This was the last frontal assault of Fort Beauregard ever attempted. Afterwards Vicksburg was defeated using long term siege tactics. Few of the men killed outright or who died shortly afterward of wounds are listed in Vicksburg National Cemetery. Believe they were, in all probability, buried in a mass grave with many remains unidentified. Died in the Vicksburg Siege Campaign

Sources

1. ↑ ACWRD: Andrew H. Green Residence Agency City IA; 22 years old. Enlisted on 8/8/1862 as a Private. On 8/28/1862 he mustered into "E" Co. IA 22nd Infantry He was Killed on 5/22/1863 at Vicksburg, MS Other Information: born in Indiana Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.: - Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion (c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43943778/andrew_h-green: accessed April 26, 2024), memorial page for Pvt Andrew H Green (1840–22 May 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43943778, citing Vicksburg National Cemetery, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by K L Bonnett (contributor 46868590).