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Vicksburg National Military Park
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Vicksburg National Military Park © Dsdugan / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Memorial Arch
Vicksburg National Military Park © NPS / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Rows of headstones with American flags placed next to them sit atop a hill surrounded by large trees as the sun sets.The sun sets on the Vicksburg National Cemetery
Vicksburg National Military Park © NPS / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Stairs lead up to a well lit column facing structure with a large bronze bald eagle statue atop it. The structure is surrounded by a starry night sky.The Illinois Memorial lit up at night surrounded by starry night sky.
Vicksburg National Military Park © Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Vicksburg Battlefield, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.
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VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
3201 Clay Street
Vicksburg, Mississippi   39183

Phone: (601) 636-0583
Email: park email button icon
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 is located near Vicksburg
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Area Campgrounds
Askew's Landing RV Campground
3412 Askew Ferry Road
Edwards, MS
601-852-2331
Battlefield Campground & Motel Rooms
4407 I20 Frontage Road
Vicksburg, MS
601-636-2025
Rivertown Rose Campground
5900 U.S. 61
Vicksburg, MS
601-630-9995
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Directions
Plane - Closest commercial airport: Jackson, MS, 50 miles to the east. Car - Directions to Vicksburg: From the east - Take Interstate 20 west to Vicksburg, MS. Use exit ramp 4B. Follow Clay Street (US-80) west 0.25 miles to park entrance. From the north - Take Interstate 55 south to Jackson, MS. To save time, use Interstate 220 bypass on west side of Jackson. Take Interstate 20 west to Vicksburg approximately 40 miles. Use exit ramp 4B. Follow Clay Street (US-80) west 0.25 miles to park entrance.

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