Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi
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VICKSBURG National Military Park, Mississippi
Contents
VICKSBURG AND THE MISSISSIPPI.
THE FIRST MOVES AGAINST VICKSBURG.
GRANT’S FIRST FAILURE AT VICKSBURG.
The Bayou Expeditions: Grant Moves Against Vicksburg—and Fails
THE GEOGRAPHICAL PROBLEM OF VICKSBURG.
GRANT’S CANAL.
DUCKPORT CANAL.
LAKE PROVIDENCE EXPEDITION.
THE YAZOO PASS EXPEDITION.
THE STEELE’S BAYOU EXPEDITION.
The Vicksburg Campaign: Grant Moves Against Vicksburg—and Succeeds
PORTER RUNS THE VICKSBURG BATTERIES.
THE RIVER CROSSING.
THE BATTLE OF PORT GIBSON.
THE STRATEGY OF THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN.
THE BATTLES OF RAYMOND AND JACKSON.
THE BATTLE OF CHAMPION’S HILL.
THE BATTLE OF BIG BLACK RIVER.
THE CAMPAIGN ENDED.
The Siege of Vicksburg
THE CONFEDERATE DEFENSE LINE.
THE ASSAULT OF MAY 19.
THE ASSAULT OF MAY 22.
UNION SIEGE OPERATIONS.
CONFEDERATE TRENCH LIFE.
CIVILIAN LIFE IN VICKSBURG DURING THE SIEGE.
FRATERNIZATION.
JOHNSTON’S DILEMMA.
THE SURRENDER OF VICKSBURG.
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FALL OF VICKSBURG.
Guide to the Area
1. MUSEUM AND PARK HEADQUARTERS.
2. JEFFERSON DAVIS STATUE.
3. PEMBERTON STATUE.
4. MISSISSIPPI MONUMENT.
5. TILGHMAN STATUE.
6. LOUISIANA MONUMENT AND GREAT REDOUBT.
7. SURRENDER SITE.
8. MICHIGAN MONUMENT.
9. SHIRLEY HOUSE.
10. ILLINOIS MONUMENT.
11. THIRD LOUISIANA REDAN.
12. GLASS BAYOU BRIDGE.
13. ARKANSAS MONUMENT.
14. MISSOURI MONUMENT.
15. STOCKADE REDAN.
16. OBSERVATION TOWER.
17. FORT HILL.
18. VICKSBURG NATIONAL CEMETERY.
19. UNION NAVY MEMORIAL.
20. GRANT’S HEADQUARTERS.
21. WISCONSIN MONUMENT.
22. MINNESOTA MONUMENT.
23. IOWA MONUMENT.
24. FORT GARROTT.
25. ALABAMA MONUMENT.
The Park
How To Reach the Park
Administration
Related Areas
Visitor Facilities
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES
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