battle of chapions hill. the fighting swelled to levels not seen previously in this war, rolling in crackling waves through the dark woodlands, under the most galling fire most had ever witnesed, mcginniss 24th indiana regiment was one unit decimated by the missouri rebels, who inflicted more than 200 casualties on them, the highest loss suffered by any union regiment at champions hill. just when the missouri troops were about to capture the colors of the 24th indiana, the lt, col of the 24th retrieved it, he then waved them with cheers in the very face of the confederates, an immediate rebel volley riddled the colonel, and he dropped dead, the flag was evidently captured by cockrells men in their relentless drive towards the crest. book westerners in gray by phillip thomas tucker...