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    Vicksburg

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Brig. Gen. John McArthur

Brig. Gen. John McArthur, bronze bust

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Brig. Gen. John McArthur, bronze bust

John McArthur, Brig. Gen.

Cost: Donated by the state of Illinois

Sculptor: George E. Ganiere

Erected: 1919

Location: Union Avenue,
275 yards south of Wisconsin State Memorial

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

Jefferson Davis served as a United States Congressman, Senator, Secretary of War, and war hero before being called upon to accept the Presidency of the Confederate States.