Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Plan and enrich your visit to Vicksburg National Military Park with the Official NPS App. Explore Park history and audio tour options. Military Staff Rides Military groups looking to participate in an educational staff ride with a park ranger or licensed battlefield guide.
Plan and enrich your visit to Vicksburg National Military Park with the Official NPS App. Explore Park history and audio tour options. The Vicksburg Battle App In-Person Guided Tours
Vicksburg National Military Park has a history of many stories. Discover these tales by exploring our site and visiting our park. Last updated: May 3, 2024.
Fees are used to fund projects that address deferred maintenance needs, provide new visitor programs and services, protect resources, and improve and rehabilitate facilities for visitors. Entrance fees at Vicksburg National Military Park cover entry to the park and are valid for seven days.
tour the battlefield We suggest you begin the 16-mile tour at the visitor center, where exhibits and a 20-minute film explain the campaign and siege of Vicksburg. The numbered stops below are keyed to the map.
The Visitor Center features a permanent exhibition that focuses on the Campaign and Siege of Vicksburg. Visitors are welcome daily to a self guided experience around artifacts, multi-media, and inter-active exhibits.
View and Explore the USS Cairo Gunboat - check out the virtural museum and other articles exploring the unique stories of the ironclad. View the Artifacts in the Museum - Thousands of artifacts were recovered from the Cairo and are on display at the USS Cairo Museum.
22 state memorials within park boundaries, 5 state memorials on former park property and one state memorial on Grant’s Canal. 645 iron tablets and guideposts mark trench lines, battery, and infantry positions, and describe battle events.
The park store has a wide range of books, maps, travel guides, media, educational games, posters, clothing, and other items available for retail sale. These products complement the interpretive themes you experience when visiting the park.
A brief history of the 114 acres of Vicksburg National Cemetery which contain 17,000 Union soldiers from the Civil War.