Emmer Bowen [SEP] conflict
Emmer Bowen
Emmer Bowen (October 10, 1830 – December 26, 1912) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.
Bowen joined the 127th Illinois Infantry in August 1862, and was transferred to the Invalid Corps the following year. 
Union assault.
On May 22, 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant ordered an assault on the Confederate heights at Vicksburg, Mississippi. The plan called for a
, 1863
- Lieutenant Colonel Frank S. Curtiss - commanded the regiment at rank until muster out
Notable members.
- Private Emmer Bowen, Company C - Medal of Honor recipient for action at Vicksburg, May 22, 1863
- Private Andrew E. Goldsbery, Company E - Medal of Honor recipient for action at Vicksburg, May 22, 1863
- Corporal Joseph Lee Heywood, Company B - acting cashier at the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota, who successfully foiled the James-Younger Gang's attempt to