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Location: VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK

City: VICKSBURG

State: Mississippi

Zip Code: 39183

Type of Memorial: Bronze Relief Portrait

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR


COL. BUSSEY COMMANDED THE 3RD IOWA CAVALRY REGIMENT. HE WAS AT THE BATTLE OF PEA RIDGE AND SERVED IN A NUMBER OF POSTS IN ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI DURING THE WAR. HE ALSO RECEIVED PROMOTIONS TO BRIGADIER GENERAL AND BVT. MAJOR GENERAL. HE WAS CHIEF OF STAFF OF ALL CAVALRY IN THE REAR OF VICKSBURG DURING THE SIEGE.


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