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.
What you’ll hear
28 places to explore in this park.
- Art of Commemoration Self-Guided Tour Conclusion
- Art of Commemoration Self-guided Tour Introduction
- Illinois Memorial
- Iowa Memorial
- Massachusetts Memorial
- Memorial Arch
- Mississippi African American Memorial
- Mississippi Memorial
- Missouri Memorial
- Surrender Monument
- Texas Memorial
- Tour Stop #10 - Stockade Redan
- Tour Stop #11 - Great Redoubt
- Tour Stop #12 - 2nd Texas Lunette
- Tour Stop #13 - Railroad Redoubt
- Tour Stop #14 - Fort Garrott
- Tour Stop #15 - Hovey's Approach
- Tour Stop #1 - DeGolyer's Battery
- Tour Stop #2 - Shirley House
- Tour Stop #3 - Third Louisiana Redan
- Tour Stop #4 - Ransom's Gun Path
- Tour Stop #5 - Stockade Redan Attack
- Tour Stop #6 - Thayer's Approach
- Tour Stop #7 - Navy Monument
- Tour Stop #8 - Vicksburg National Cemetery
- Tour Stop #9 - Fort Hill
- U.S.S. Cairo
- Vicksburg National Cemetery
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