▁of ▁Major ▁of ▁his ▁regiment ▁in ▁preference ▁over ▁other ▁Capt ains . ▁In ▁this ▁capacity ▁he ▁served ▁under ▁General ▁U ly ss es ▁S . ▁Grant . ▁ ▁As ▁Major ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁V icks burg ▁campaign ▁under ▁General ▁Grant ▁and ▁engaged ▁the ▁Confeder ates ▁at ▁Black ▁river , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁this ▁strateg ic ▁city ▁on ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River . ▁The ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁V icks burg , ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 8 ▁– ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁was ▁the ▁final ▁major ▁military ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁V icks burg ▁Camp aign ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁After ▁Daw es ▁and ▁the ▁ 5 3 rd ▁advanced ▁on ▁Jackson , ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁that ▁city . ▁Daw es ▁and ▁the ▁ 5 3 rd ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Black ▁river ▁and ▁went ▁into ▁camp . ▁Daw es ▁and ▁his ▁regiment ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁eastern ▁Tennessee ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁Mission ary ▁r idge . ▁ ▁Atlanta ▁Camp aign ▁Daw es ▁next ▁served ▁under ▁General ▁Sh erman ▁during ▁his ▁advance ▁against ▁Jackson , ▁Mississippi , ▁and ▁by ▁early ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁his ▁regiment ▁was ▁again ▁with ▁Sh erman ' s ▁army ▁during ▁his ▁march ▁to ▁the ▁Sea ▁to ▁against ▁Atlanta , ▁eng aging ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Res aca , ▁May ▁ 1 3 – 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁and ▁later ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Dallas . ▁ ▁In