Brigadier General Marcellus A. Stovall

General Marcellus Stovall
General Marcellus Stovall
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Marcellus A. Stovall, Brig. Gen.

Cost: $615 for bronze,

by Federal Government

Sculptor: T.A.R. Kitson

Erected: August 1915

Location: South Confederate Avenue,

east of Halls Ferry Road

Did You Know?

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."