Battle of Port Gibson
Confederate Commander
Forces Engaged: 8,000
Killed: 60
Wounded: 340
Captured or Missing: 387
Total Casualties: 787
May 1, 1863
Claiborne County, near Port Gibson, Mississippi
Union Victory
Part of the Vicksburg Campaign
Union Commander
Forces Engaged: 23,000
Killed: 131
Wounded: 719
Captured or Missing:
Casualties: 861
Confederate Officers
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Brig. Gen. Martin E. Green
Brig. Gen. William E. Baldwin
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Confederate Order of Battle
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Union Officers
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Brig. Gen. Alvin P. Hovery
Brig. Gen. George F. McGinnic
Brig. Gen. Eugene A. Carr
Brig. Gen. William P. Benton
Brig. Gen. John D. Stevenson
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Union Order of Battle
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