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    Vicksburg

    National Military Park Mississippi

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    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 »

Col. Thomas Kilby Smith

Col. Thomas Kilby Smith, bronze relief portrait

Col. Thomas Kilby Smith, bronze relief portrait

NPS Image

Cost: Donated by sons

Sculptor: Louis Milione

Erected: 1912

Location: Graveyard road,
150 yards east of Stockade Redan

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

Vicksburg National Military Park was the last of the first five National Military Parks established by the Congress of the United States during the last quarter of the 19th century.