Life span: 09/22/1827 to 12/16/1900TabsLife SummaryFull name: John Grubb ParkePlace of Birth: Coatesville, PABurial Place: Philadelphia, PABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 0Family: Francis G. Parke (father), Sarah Parke (mother), Ellen Parke (wife) Education: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderChurch or Religious Denomination: EpiscopalianMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union ArmyUS military (Post-Civil War) Events Date span begin Life span End Event 04/24/1862 04/24/1862 At dawn, Union artillery begins a heavy bombardment of Fort Macon near Beaufort, North Carolina 04/25/1862 04/25/1862 Union troops take possession of Fort Macon near Beaufort, North Carolina 05/18/1863 05/18/1863 On the Mississippi, the Union's Army of the Tennessee completely surrounds Vicksburg 05/19/1863 05/19/1863 The Union's Army of the Tennessee attempts the storming of Vicksburg but is beaten back 05/22/1863 05/22/1863 Second Union attempt to take Vicksburg by infantry assault ends in bloody failure with 500 dead 05/25/1863 05/25/1863 After twice failing to storm the city, Union General Grant orders a siege at Vicksburg, Mississippi 05/26/1863 07/03/1863 In Mississippi, the Siege of Vicksburg continues 09/30/1864 10/02/1864 In fighting around Peeble's Farm, Union forces further tighten to ring around the key town of Petersburg 01/15/1866 01/15/1866 More than a hundred general officers of volunteers are mustered out of the Union Army Documents Images John Grubb Parke John Grubb Parke, detail Bibliography
