Brig. Gen. P.J. Osterhaus,
NPS Image Brig. Gen. Peter O. Osterhaus, bronze bust Brig. Gen. Peter J. Osterhaus, Cost: $565 for bronze, Sculptor: T.A.R. Kitson Erected: July 1913 Location: South Loop, |
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President Abraham Lincoln, in speaking of Vicksburg's importance, is reputed to have stated early during the Civil War, "See what a lot of land these fellows hold, of which Vicksburg is the key, the war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket."