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Vicksburg National Military Park
Confederate Hospital Exhibit
Confederate Hospital Room Exhibit
Vicksburg's homes often served as hospitals for sick and wounded Confederate soldiers.  This exhibit depicts such a room converted to the office of a surgeon for the Southern troops. Most furnishings are original period pieces; replicas include the Confederate litter, surgical kit, and soldier's jacket.
 
Surgeon's Kit Exhibit
The surgical kit, made by Gemrig of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is typical of those used by doctors of both armies.
 
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Did You Know?
Vicksburg National Military Park is one of the most heavily monumented parks in the world with over 1330 monuments, markers, tablets, and plaques. The beauty and artistry of its monumentation prompted one Civil War veteran to call Vicksburg National Military Park, "the art park of the world."
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