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Vicksburg National Military Park

Mississippi · Vicksburg, MS

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  • Address:3201 Clay Street · Vicksburg, MS · 39183
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To Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Vicksburg was the "nailhead that holds the South's two halves together." President Abraham Lincoln remarked "Vicksburg is the key" to victory, and could be the north's lifeline into the south. As the federals closed in on the Fortress City, they were met by a ring of forts with over 170 cannon. The resulting battle would determine the war's outcome.

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Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the Siege of Vicksburg, waged from March 29 to July 4, 1863 during the American Civil War. The park, located in Vicksburg, Mississippi, flanks the Mississippi River and commemorates the greater Vicksburg campaign, which led up to the battle. Reconstructed forts and trenches evoke memories of the 47-day siege that ended in the surrender of the city. Victory here and at Port Hudson, farther south in Louisiana, gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.

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