<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngemva kokumisa amabutho eMissouri ekwindla nasebusika, i-18th Indiana yahlanganiswa nebutho likaGrant elalifuna ukuwela uMississippi futhi lithathe iVicksburg. I-18th Indiana yalwa  <response>: Uthathe iqhaza emisebenzini yokuvimbezela iVicksburg, lapho ayala khona ibutho elinconywe ngezenzo ezinesibindi ngesikhathi kuhlasela inqaba yesitha ngoMeyi 1863. Ngemuva kokuphela ngempumelelo komsebenzi waseVicksburg, ibutho likaWashburn lahlala ne-XIII Army Corps ebandakanyeka emisebenzini eya eMfuleni iTeche, nokuthumba ngempumelelo izinqaba eziningana zabavukeli. NgoJanuwari 1864, i-18th Indiana yathunyelwa eVirginia lapho yahlanganyela khona ezimpini eziningana ezinzima. Ngo-Agasti 1864, i-18th Indiana yahlanganiswa ne-4th Brigade, 2nd Division Grover ye-Emorys XIX Army Corps. 