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    Vicksburg

    National Military Park Mississippi

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  • Grand Illumination Event Information

    A Grand Illumination will be held on July 3 from 6-10 pm throughout VNMP. Tour road access is at the Clay St. entrance only and limited to motor vehicles. No pedestrians or bicyclists will be allowed during these hours. Click 'More' for further details. More »

Brig. Gen. A. J. Smith

Brig. Gen. Andrew J. Smith, bronze bust

Brig. Gen. Andrew J. Smith, bronze bust

NPS image

Cost: $1,500 for bronze,
$198 pedestal by Federal Government

Sculptor: Frank E. Elwell

Erected: September 1911

Location: south side of Clay Street,
opposite of Visitor Center

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

The Union siege lines and Confederate defensive lines were marked during the first decade of the 20th century by many of the veterans who fought at Vicksburg, thus making Vicksburg National Military Park one of the most accurately marked military parks in the world.