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Brigadier General States Rights Gist

General States Rights Gist
General States Rights Gist
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States Rights Gist, Brig. Gen.

Cost: $575 for bronze, $208.91 pedestal

by Federal Government

Sculptor: George T. Brewster

Erected: 1915

Location: South Confederate Avenue,

near Vicksburg High School

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."