Vicksburg National Military Park

park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States

Also known as: Vicksburg National Cemetery

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Vicksburg National Military Park, established in 1899, preserves the site of crucial American Civil War campaigns in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The park encircles the city and commemorates the 47-day siege led by Union General Ulysses S. Grant in 1863.12

The Vicksburg Campaign was vital for the Union's control of the Mississippi River, which would divide the Confederacy. The park features the Vicksburg National Cemetery, the restored Union gunboat USS Cairo, numerous monuments, and reconstructed trenches. The surrender of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, alongside the Union victory at Gettysburg, marked a turning point in the war.21

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Vicksburg National Military Park, established in 1899, occupies 2.7 square miles (7 square km) and partially encircles the city. It preserves the site of the Civil War campaigns and contains Vicksburg National Cemetery, the restored Union gunboat USS Cairo, numerous monuments and reconstructed trenches, and…
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Vicksburg National Military Park, established in 1899, occupies 2.7 square miles (7 square km) and partially encircles the city. It preserves the site of the Civil War campaigns and contains Vicksburg National Cemetery, the restored Union gunboat USS Cairo, numerous monuments and reconstructed trenches, and…
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