<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngemva kokuhlala eMissouri ekwindla nasebusika, i-18th Indiana yahlanganiswa nebutho likaGrant elalifuna ukuwela uMississippi futhi lithathe iVicksburg. I-18th Indiana yalwa ePort Gibson  <response>: futhi iChampion Hill futhi wabamba iqhaza emisebenzini yokuvimbezela ezungeze iVicksburg, lapho ayala khona ibutho elinconywe ngezenzo ezinesibindi ngesikhathi sokuhlaselwa kokuqala enqabeni 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. 