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John N. Eckes
John N. Eckes (1844 – 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.
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 storming party of volunteers to build a bridge across a moat and plant scaling ladders against the enemy embankment in advance of the main attack.
Davidson - Medal of Honor recipient for action during the siege of Vicksburg, May 3, 1863
- Corporal Richard W. De Witt, Company D - Medal of Honor recipient for action at the siege of Vicksburg, May 22, 1863
- Private John N. Eckes, Company E - Medal of Honor recipient for action at the siege of Vicksburg, May 22, 1863
- Private Thomas Guinn, Company D - Medal of Honor recipient for action at the siege of Vicksburg, May 22, 1863
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