Civil War Vicksburg National Military Park Vicksburg Mississippi
by Chuck Kuhn
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Civil War Vicksburg National Military Park Vicksburg Mississippi
Artist
Chuck Kuhn
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Photograph - Photography
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The Civil War Trust is engaged in an ongoing effort to preserve battlefield land around Vicksburg.
In 1899, Confederate veteran Stephen Dill Lee supervised the establishment of the 1,800 acre Vicksburg National Military Park, which was then transferred to the National Park Service in 1933. The park was the site of the raising of the ironclad USS Cairo in the 1960's, one of the landmark achievements of American Civil War preservation. Despite its significance, the other battlefields of the Vicksburg campaign, were largely unreserved until recent years. Since its The Civil War Trust has saved hundreds of acres on the battlefields of Raymond, Champion Hill, Big Black River Bridge, and Port Gibson.
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March 7th, 2018
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