Vicksburg National Military Park

Vicksburg National Military Park fills in as a remembrance of the American Civil War's Battle of Vicksburg. The Battle of Vicksburg occurred on a 20-mile of land in mid-1863 that is fixed with channels right up 'til today.

The 47-day attack that occurred at Vicksburg wound up guaranteeing nearly 5,000 lives. Today, Vicksburg National Military Park highlights 1,325 chronicled markers and landmarks, a 12.5-mile strolling trail, 144 cannons, and the reestablished gunboat U.S.S. Cairo, and Vicksburg National Cemetery, which contains the remaining parts of almost 20,000 individuals. As many as 12,000 individuals covered at the site are unidentified.