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Vicksburg National Military Park

  • January 10, 2001
  • Rated 4 of 5 by lubmac from Lubbock, Texas
Vicksburg National Military Park

The Vicksburg campaign and siege was one of the major decisive battles of the War Between the States. The National Military Park both commemorates and memorializes the battle waged here and the valiant men on both sides who fought amid the trenches and emplacements. As you drive through the park, you are graphically shown the battle lines with blue and red signs along the way. The lines meet where skirmishes were fiercely fought, sometimes from earthworks and trenches, as the tense campaign progressed.

There are monuments throughout the park, erected in memory of the troops from the 28 states that had men in action in Vicksburg. Also in the park is the USS Cairo, a Union 'city class' iron-clad gunboat that was sunk in the waters of the Yazoo River by an underwater mine. The gunboat was slowly covered in the protective silt and sand of the river until recovered from it's watery grave in the mid 1960's. The armaments and gear of the men aboard the Cairo were found almost intact when the gunboat was found, each piece carefully cleaned and saved by the recovery team. The Cairo and its vast treasure of wartime artifacts are on display at the USS Cairo museum which is located along the tour road.

Adjacent to the Military Park, is the Vicksburg National Cemetery in which over 17,000 Union veterans - almost 12,000 unknowns - are interred. Also included in the cemetery are veterans from the Mexican and Spanish-American Wars, World Wars I and II, and the Korean Conflict. The tour of the park is a somber reminder of the struggle and price paid for our freedom and way of life. Take the tour through the park, watch the films, and learn. For only a $4.00 fee, it's an inexpensive history lesson.

From journal Stoppin' in Vicksburg

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Vicksburg National Military Park

  • November 7, 2000
  • Rated 4 of 5 by Tideone from Huntsville, Alabama
Vicksburg National Military Park

No trip to Vicksburg is complete without taking a tour of the Vicksburg National Military Park. The 16-mile driving tour starts at the Visitor Center, where an 18-minute film, which recounts the campaign is shown. I recommend seeing the film before taking the driving tour.

Admittance to the park is $4 per car and this includes entrance into the USS Cairo museum. I never realized the area around Vicksburg was as hilly as it is until taking the tour of the battlefield.

From journal Vicksburg, TakeMe to the River

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