![]() NPS Photo Vicksburg National Cemetery is administered by Vicksburg National Military Park, and is located at Tour Stop 8 on the Tour Road near the USS Cairo Museum. The 3/4 mile Cemetery Road is open to vehicles, but many visitors choose to park a the USS Cairo Museum and walk the cemetery loop road. Each year, the National Park Service, local veterans groups, and the city of Vicksburg hold rememberance events in the cemetery on Memorial Day. The events are free of charge and open to the public. ![]() History of Vicksburg National CemeteryA brief history of the 114 acres of Vicksburg National Cemetery which contain 17,000 Union soldiers from the Civil War. ![]() Interments in the National CemeteryAn alphabetical list of known interments in Vicksburg National Cemetery. |
Last updated: September 27, 2019