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Battlefield Restoration Project
The project is near completion on the South Loop. Contractors will be moving to the Phase III area at Graveyard Rd and Union Ave after Memorial Day. Please watch for truck traffic moving through the USS Cairo parking lot and on the tour road in this area. More »
Plan Your Visit
NPS Photo Vicksburg National Military Park Visitor Center Visitor Center — Open All Year except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day Hours — 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Phone — 601-636-0583 
NPS Photo Vicksburg National Military Park Interstate 20 Exit Visitors traveling east-west on Interstate 20, exit at Vicksburg ramp 4B, then follow Clay Street (US-80) west, 0.25 miles to park entrance. Visitors traveling north-south on US Highway 61, US-61 joins with I-20 in its route through the city of Vicksburg. Follow same directions as I-20 above. 
NPS Photo Confederate Trenches Exhibit 18-Minute Orientation Film Confederate Trenches Hospital Room Union Officer's Tent Milliken's Bend Cave Life Exhibits (Outdoor) — Cannon Display Fortification Exhibit Historic Monuments Seasonal Exhibits — Living History demonstrations (June - August) 
NPS Photo Eastern National Bookstore Visitor Information Bus and handicapped parking Eastern National Bookstore City Information Licensed Tour Guides Restrooms (handicapped and baby changing area) Water Fountains 
NPS Photo USS Cairo Exhibit and Museum Open All Year except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day Hours — October - March 8:30 am - 5:00 pm April - September 9:30 am - 6:00 pm Phone — 601-636-2199 Location — Milepost 7.8 along park tour road. 
NPS Photo USS Cairo Museum Artifacts Civil War city class ironclad gunboat Civil War era naval artifacts recovered from the Cairo Six-minute video on the sinking and salvaging of the USS Cairo 
NPS Photo USS Cairo Exhibit Picnic Area Visitor Information Bus and Handicapped Parking Artifact Exhibit Area Eastern National Bookstore Restroom Facilities (handicapped and baby changing area) Water Fountains Picnic Area 
NPS Photo Pemberton's Headquarters 1018 Crawford Street, Vicksburg, MS Open Seasonally Check with Park Staff for operating hours 
NPS Photo Pemberton's Headquarters Entrance Foyer Visitor Information Street Parking Exhibits Restroom Facilities |
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Did You Know?
There are at least three known Confederates buried in Vicksburg National Cemetery, two of whom have graves designated by Confederate headstones.