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Vicksburg National Military ParkGeneral Winfield S. Featherston
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Vicksburg National Military Park
Grant's Circle (Battle Summaries)
Grant's Circle ca. 1910
Grant's Circle ca. 1910
 
Cast iron tablets at Grant's Circle chronicle the historic battles of General Grant's U.S. Army of the Tennessee.

U.S. Army of the Tennessee

Battle of Port Gibson - May 1, 1863

Battle of Raymond - May 12, 1863

Battle of Jackson - May 14, 1863

Battle of Champion Hill - May 16, 1863

Battle of the Big Black River Bridge - May 17, 1863

First assault on Vicksburg May 19, 1863

Second assault on Vicksburg May 22, 1863

Siege of Vicksburg May 23 - July 4, 1863

Casualties of the Vicksburg Campaign
 
Grant's Circle ca. 2007
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Grant's Circle ca. 2007
 
Major General Ulysses S. Grant
Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
On hearing the news of Vicksburg's surrender, President Lincoln declared, "The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea."

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