Management

Established by the Congress in 1899, Vicksburg National Military Park, Louisiana Circle, South Fort, Navy Circle, and Grant's Canal are managed by the National Park Service.

In this section, you will find information relating to the management of Vicksburg National Military Park.
  • Laws and Policies: Learn about the various laws and policies that impact Vicksburg National Military Park.
  • Historic Landscape Management: Explore what it takes to keep the battlefield in it's current condition.
  • Managing Cultural Resources: Vicksburg National Military Park preserves over 1,300 monuments and memorials, over a dozen historic structures, and manages one of the largest Civil War museum collections in the National Park Service.
  • Your Dollars At Work: Ever wonder what your entrance fees go towards?
 
The Illinois Monument illuminated from the inside at night.
Foundation Document Overview

How park management at Vicksburg National Military Park sets priorities and identifies threats to the resource.

Newspaper article showing describing the bill to create Vicksburg National Military Park
Monumentation and Memorialization

Learn the process in how the monuments and memorials become in the park become authorized by Congress.

Last updated: January 15, 2021

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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

3201 Clay Street
Vicksburg, MS 39183

Phone:

601 636-0583

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