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Memorial Day Weekend Concert Information
VNMP is hosting 3 outdoor concerts at the Clay Street Visitor Center, May 24, 25, & 26. The VC parking lot will close at 5:00pm those days and NO on-site parking will be allowed. Click 'More' for detailed parking information. More »
Brig. Gen. Samuel B. Maxey
Brig. Gen. Samuel B. Maxey, bronze bust NPS Image Cost: $615 for bronze, by Federal Government Sculptor: T.A.R. Kitson Erected: July 1915 Location: North Frontage Road, |
Did You Know?
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."