Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi

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Contents

The Bayou Expeditions: Grant Moves Against Vicksburg and Fails

The Vicksburg Campaign: Grant Moves Against Vicksburg and Succeeds

The Siege of Vicksburg THE CONFEDERATE DEFENSE LINE.

Guide to the Area

The Park

How To Reach the Park

Administration

Related Areas

Visitor Facilities

Transcriber's Notes

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director

HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER TWENTY-ONE

This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C. Price 25 cents.

VICKSBURG
National Military Park, Mississippi

by William C. Everhart

Siege cannon.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES No. 21
Washington, D. C., 1954
(Reprint 1961)

The National Park System, of which Vicksburg National Military Park is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and inspiration of its people.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE · DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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