23rd Infantry, chapter 31 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866)

              BATTLE  OF  PORT  GIBSON. 711
was established in a comparatively healthy location. After a short time, the health of the men began to improve, and the reg¬ iment, which, during the preceding four months had lost 150 men by death, and 113 by discharge, left Milliken's Bend on the 14th of April, Avitli betAveen four and five hundred men, fit for duty.
On the 25th of February, 1863, Major Charles H Williams resigned, and Captaiu William F, Vilas AA^as appointed Major. On the 2od ol March, Lieutenant Colonel EdAvard Jussen resigned, and Major Vilas AA'as appointed Lieutenant Colonel, and Captain Edgar P. Hill, Major,
Accompanying the movement of the Thirteenth Army Corps in its march to the rear of Vicksburg, they proceeded by AA^ay of Holmes' plantation and Perkins' plantation, to Hard Times Landiug, beloAv Grand Gulf. Here they crossed the Mississippi on the 30th of April, to 3ruinsburg, whence the diAUsion, at midnight, commenced the march toAvards Vicksburg, reaching the battle ground of Port Gibson early in the morning of the 1st of May Iu this action, the TAveuty-third Avas not directly engaged, but acted as a reserve, and as support to a section of the First Wisconsin Battery, and although under fire, sustained no loss. At four in the afternoon, the division Avas ordered to take the advance, relieving Brigadier General Hovey's division. The regiment, Avitli the brigade, then moved forAvard Avith but little opposition, aud captured twenty prisoners. Early on the morning of the 2d of May, the TAventy-third took the advance, pushed forward Avitli great rapidity, and Avas the first of our army to enter the village of Port Gibson, Avhere the regiment acted as proA^ost guard during the day, EdAvard Palzer, of Company D, Avas Avounded at Port Gibson,
After an unsuccessful effort to find the enemy to the southeast of Port Gibson, on the 3d, the brigade returned, and took posi¬ tion at Bayou Pierre Bridge, remaining until the 7tli. They then moved forAvard, by Big Sandy, to Cayuga, and on the 12tli, made a detour to the Black River, under orders to hold in check a large body of the enemy in that vicinity, aud on the 15tli, they joined the movement on Raymond, two miles east of Avhich, they bivouacked for the night.
On the 16th ofMa}^, occurred the battle of Champion Hills, nine miles from Raymond. Early in the morning, the Twenty- third took the adA-anee of the division, companies A, D and II