Col. Mortimer D. Leggett

Col. Mortimer D. Leggett, bronze relief plaque

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Col. Mortimer D. Leggett, bronze relief plaque

Mortimer D. Leggett, Col.

Cost: Donated by H.H. Kitson

Sculptor: H.H. Kitson

Erected: 1911

Location: Union Avenue,

25 yards east of Tour Stop 3

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."