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Grand Illumination Event Information
A Grand Illumination will be held on July 3 from 6-10 pm throughout VNMP. Tour road access is at the Clay St. entrance only and limited to motor vehicles. No pedestrians or bicyclists will be allowed during these hours. Click 'More' for further details. More »
Lt. Col. Melancthon Smith
Lt. Col. Melancthon Smith, bronze relief portrait NPS Image Cost: EC Crummer $80, by Federal Government Sculptor: George T. Brewster Erected: 1916 Location: Jackson Road |
Did You Know?
The Union siege lines and Confederate defensive lines were marked during the first decade of the 20th century by many of the veterans who fought at Vicksburg, thus making Vicksburg National Military Park one of the most accurately marked military parks in the world.