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VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
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 (flanking the Mississippi River), 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.
The park includes 1,325 historic monuments and markers, 20 miles of historic trenches and earthworks, a 16-mile tour road, a 12.5-mile walking trail, two antebellum homes, 144 emplaced cannons, the restored gunboat USS Cairo (sunk on December 12, 1862, on the Yazoo River), and the Grant's Canal site, where the Union Army attempted to build a canal to let their ships bypass Confederate artillery fire.
Admission:
Per Vehicle - $20.00 (valid 7 days)
Motorcycles - $15.00 (valid 7 days)
Pedestrians, Bicycles - $10.00
Bus Passenger/Church Van - $10.00 per person, not to exceed commercial rate below.
Commercial Groups (provided by non-NPS charter tour companies) -
1-6 Person Capacity Vehicles - $25.00 plus $7 per passenger
7-25 Person Capacity Vehicles- $40.00
Over 25 Person Capacity Vehicles- $100.00
Vicksburg Annual Pass - $35.00 per year (valid for one year from date of purchase)
Hours: Everyday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Address: 3201 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183
Phone: (601) 636-0583
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