Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg

Name: Vicksburg National Military Park
Address: 3201 Clay St, Vicksburg, 39183-3495, United States
Telephone: +1 601-636-0583

#2 among attractions in Vicksburg

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg

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Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the American Civil War Battle of Vicksburg, waged from March 29 to July 4, 1863. The park, located in Vicksburg, Mississippi, also 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. ()

Visitors per year: 532.4 thous.Elevation: 282 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 32°20'38"N, 90°51'5"W

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3201 Clay StVicksburg 39183-3495 United States

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+1 601-636-0583

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Vicksburg National Military Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Illinois Memorial, USS Cairo, Vicksburg Theatre Guild, McRaven House.

1.2 miNE
Monuments and statues
Illinois Memorial, Vicksburg
32 min walk • The Illinois Memorial is a public memorial located at Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States.
2.4 miN
Site of a restored circa-1861 warship
USS Cairo, Vicksburg
61 min walk • USS Cairo was one of the first American ironclad warships built at the beginning of the U.S. Civil War. Cairo was the lead ship of the City-class gunboats and named for Cairo, Illinois.
2.9 miSW
Theater
Vicksburg Theatre Guild, Vicksburg
75 min walk • The Vicksburg Theatre Guild is a community theater troupe in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA. Chartered in 1936, it is the oldest community theater in the state.
1.2 miW
Museum, History museum, Reportedly haunted
McRaven House, Vicksburg
32 min walk • McRaven was built c. 1797 by Andrew Glass in a town called Walnut Hills, which is now Vicksburg, Mississippi. In the Civil War era, it was known as the Bobb House, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as such.
1.7 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Church of the Holy Trinity, Vicksburg
43 min walk • The Church of the Holy Trinity is a historic church building at South and Monroe Streets in Vicksburg, Mississippi. It was designed by E.C. Jones, built in 1870 and added to the National Register in 1978.
1.9 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Lower Mississippi River Museum, Vicksburg
49 min walk • The Lower Mississippi River Museum is a museum in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Water Resources Development Act of 1992 authorized the Lower Mississippi River Museum and Riverfront Interpretive Site.
4 miSW
Bridge
Old Vicksburg Bridge, Vicksburg
102 min walk • The Old Vicksburg Bridge, also known as Mississippi River Bridge, is a cantilever bridge carrying one rail line across the Mississippi River between Delta, Louisiana and Vicksburg, Mississippi.
1.6 miW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Old Warren County Courthouse, Vicksburg
42 min walk • The Old Courthouse, Warren County, also known as Warren County Courthouse, stands prominently on a hill in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and was a symbol of Confederate resistance during the Siege of Vicksburg. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968 and a Mississippi Landmark in 1986.
1.6 miN
Cemetery
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg
41 min walk • Cedar Hill Cemetery, also known as the City of Vicksburg Cemetery and Soldiers Rest Cemetery, is one of the "...oldest and largest cemeteries in the United States that is still in use". Establishment of Cedar Hill Cemetery predates the American Civil War.
1.8 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Vicksburg
45 min walk • Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 805 Monroe Street in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The church's congregation was established in 1864, making it the first A.M.E. church in the state.
1.9 miW
32°21'9"N • 90°52'57"W
The Old Depot Museum, Vicksburg
49 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum