(3-02) View looking southwest. NPS 2000 Tour Guide: To provide additional artillery support for Union infantry manning this sector of the siege lines, men of the 2d Illinois Artillery dismantled two 12-pounder cannon and, aided by Gen. Thomas Ransom's infantry, dragged the guns over rough terrain to an earthen parapet just 100 yards from the Confederate position. There the guns were reassembled and returned to action. Site Marker: Union work parties constructed an approach trench from Glass Bayou in the ravine before you up the opposite slope toward the Rebel lines. Artillerymen, disregarding the rough terrain, dismantled two 12-pounder guns and dragged them to an earthen parapet within 100 yards of the Confederates. However, General Pemberton surrendered before Union forces could launch a concerted attack from this vicinity
 
Union batteries nearby
 
Battery F, 2d Illinois Light Artillery (Battery Powell)
 
U.S. 1st Battery, Minnesota Light Artillery
 
U.S. 10th Battery, Ohio Light Artillery (Battery Ransom)