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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 »

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May 21, 2013
Vicksburg National Military Park Hosts Lincoln and the Constitution Exhibit
Beginning Saturday and Sunday, May 25 & 26, 2013, and as part of Vicksburg National Military Park’s Sesquicentennial commemoration, the park will host the traveling exhibit “Lincoln and the Constitution.”

May 17, 2013
Memorial Day Weekend Concert Information
Vicksburg National Military Park is hosting three outdoor concerts in front of the Visitor Center located at 3201 Clay Street over the Memorial Day Weekend.

May 15, 2013
Sesquicentennial Program Series Commemorates the 150th Anniversary of the Union Assaults Against Vicksburg, May 19 and 22, 1863
On Saturday, May 18, 2013, Vicksburg National Military Park will present a special Sesquicentennial ranger program on the Union Assaults against Vicksburg, as well as the beginning of siege operations, from 7:00pm until 9:00pm at the park’s Visitor Center on Clay Street.

May 09, 2013
150th Anniversary of the Battle of Raymond
On Friday, May 31, 2013, Vicksburg National Military Park Staff will present a program on the Battle of Raymond as part of the park’s Sesquicentennial commemoration of the Campaign and Siege of Vicksburg.

May 09, 2013
Vicksburg National Military Park to Hold Candlelight Tour on May 23, 2013
Vicksburg National Military Park invites visitors to step back in time for an evening candlelight walk in Vicksburg National Cemetery.

April 30, 2013
Sesquicentennial State Memorial Days at Vicksburg National Military Park
Each state that participated in the Campaign and Siege of Vicksburg will be recognized by reading a proclamation or letter from the governor of the state, honoring the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines that fought at Vicksburg 150 years ago.

March 27, 2013
Statement on the effects of sequestration at Vicksburg National Military Park
Effective March 1, 2013, Vicksburg National Military Park was required by “sequestration” to reduce its annual budget by five percent.

Did You Know?

Graves in Vicksburg National Cemetery

Vicksburg National Cemetery is the largest internment of Civil War dead in the nation.  It is the burial place for nearly 17,000 Union soldiers.