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Special Event
Event
The Battery Boys from Chicago
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Fee:
Park Entrance Fee requiredLocation:
Vicksburg National Military Park Visitor CenterDates & Times
Date:
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Time:
2:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Guided Tour
Talk
Walk
Description
This special will cover the assault on the 2nd Texas Lunette from the perspective of the Chicago Mercantile Battery, and the desperate struggle at the fortification along the old Baldwin Ferry Road. The program will meet at 2 PM outside of the Visitor Center, and will walk to the Anshe Chesed Jewish Cemetery, where the 2nd Texas Lunette was located.