On
the drive from Corinth, MS to Natchez, MS, we stopped at Vicksburg National
Military Park. We watched the movie at the visitor's center then took a drive
through the park. This park is under major renovations and is removing dense
woodland cover to restore the grounds to the appearance of when the battle took
place in 1863.
The
Battle of Vicksburg took place on May 18, 1863, when General Ulysses S. Grant
attempted to take over Vicksburg, MS, from the Confederate Army.
The
drive through the park takes you by State Memorials. One half of the drive is
the Union Memorials and the other half of the drive is the Confederate
Memorials.
The
National Park Website is very informative:
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