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    Vicksburg

    National Military Park Mississippi

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Col. William F. Vilas

Lt. Col. William F. Vilas, bronze statue closeup

Lt. Col. William F. Vilas, bronze statue closeup

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Lt. Col. William F. Vilas,

Cost: $18,000
by widow

Sculptor: Adolph A. Weinman

Erected: December 1912

Location: South Loop Intersection,
100 yards north of Visitor Center

 
Lt. Col. William F. Vilas, bronze statue
Lt. Col. William F. Vilas, bronze statue
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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.