October 10, 2008
Connecticut Monument Dedication
The Connecticut Monument at Vicksburg National Military Park will be formally dedicated on Tuesday, October 14, at 10:30 a.m. The event will be held at the park’s Grant’s Canal Unit off old U.S. Highway 80 near the Village of Delta in Madison Parish, Louisiana. Those attending the event from Vicksburg should take the Delta Exit (Exit 186) off Interstate 20 West, turn right, then right again onto U.S. Highway 80 and follow the signs to the park’s Grant’s Canal Unit.

July 23, 2008
Monumental Task
Vicksburg Post New Article - "History makes a move into National Military Park".

July 23, 2008
Audits to be Conducted
Vicksburg National Military Park will be conducting audits to ensure compliance with the fee collection program.

May 22, 2008
Park Opens Pemberton's HQ to Visitors
Vicksburg National Military Park will open Confederate General John C. Pemberton’s Headquarters (Willis-Cowan House) on Mondays, starting May 26, from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.  The house will be open to the visitors every Monday for the months of June and July. Pemberton’s Headquarters is located at 1018 Crawford Street, Vicksburg, MS.

May 22, 2008
2008 Memorial Day Events
Vicksburg National Military Park will honor the men and women who died in service to our nation this Memorial Day weekend. On Friday, May 23, staff and volunteers will decorate the 18,000 graves at the Vicksburg National Cemetery with United States flags.  The flags will stay in place through Monday, May 26, Memorial Day.  Anyone interested in volunteering and assisting with decorating the veterans’ graves can meet at the USS Cairo parking lot at 7:30 AM on Friday. 

April 14, 2008
Park Supports Community
Park staff joins in community wide effort to help build the Catfish Row Playground.  Details of the event are described in The Vicksburg Post Article "Playground popping up with volunteers' sweat".

April 14, 2008
Park to present draft alternatives for landscape management plan
Vicksburg, Mississippi – Vicksburg National Military Park, along with contractors, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., John Milner Associates, Inc., and MacTec Engineering and Consulting, Inc., will hold its second open house to present the draft alternatives identified for the Cultural Landscape Report/Environmental Assessment project currently underway.  The public is invited to provide their input on these draft alternatives, as well as the Purpose, Objectives, and Issues leading to their development.