During the last several years I have been part of a group dedicated to installing a monument dedicated to the 9th Connecticut Volunteers placed at Williams Canal, which is part of the Vicksburg National Battlefield, During the American Civil Warm the Ninth attempetd to re route the Mississippi River to avoid the gun batteries placed on the bluffs of Vicksburg. While it was a good idea, the plan failed, and the unit took heavy losses from disease and heat stroke. '
This Wed. I went to the state armory to view the unvieling of the center panel of the monument. It was beautiful, and a very moving ceremony. The below website has some basic info, including close ups of the etchings that were done on the granite by a local artist.
http://www.jimlarkin.com/9thRegiment/9thRegimentHome.htm
Nice to know that all these years late, their efforts are still remembered.