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English
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Silencing the Vicksburg guns : The Story of the 7th Missouri Infantry Regiment, as Experienced by John Davis Evans, Union Private and Mormon Pioneer
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Victoria, BC
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Trafford Publishing
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"Evans' parents had joined the Mormon Church in Wales in 1845 when John was two years old. The family immigrated to America in 1850 and settled in the St. Louis area where John was raised. In 1859 at the age of 16, John earned his designation as a Utah immigrant by traveling to Salt Lake City as a teamster for a Mormon supply wagon train. He returned to his home near St. Louis, crossed the plains a second time in 1860, then came back home again, where he joined the 7th Missouri. For nearly 18 months after their formation on June 1, 1861, the 7th Missouri Infantry Regiment trained, maneuvered, and skirmished. Finally, about December 1, 1862, the regiment began its principal mission. During their final year and a half in the Union army, these soldiers focused their efforts on silencing the guns at Vicksburg, Mississippi, a successful action, which ultimately turned the tide of the western war toward a Union victory." (taken from book's introduction)