Vicksburg National Military Park

Vicksburg National Military Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Military Park
The Illinois Memorial in Vicksburg National Military Park
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Location	Vicksburg, Mississippi & Delta, Louisiana, United States
Coordinates	32°21′55″N 90°50′32″W / 32.36528°N 90.84222°W / 32.36528; -90.84222
Area	2,524 acres (10.2 km2; 3.9 sq mi)[1]
Visitation	532,444 (2015)
Website	Vicksburg National Military Park
NRHP reference No.	66000100
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NMP	February 21, 1899}{cite web (February 21, 1899}{cite web)</ref>

Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the American Civil War Battle of Vicksburg, waged from March 29 to July 4, 1863. The park, located in Vicksburg, Mississippi, flanking the Mississippi River, also commemorates the greater Vicksburg Campaign which led up to the battle. Reconstructed forts and trenches evoke memories of the 47-day siege that ended in the surrender of the city. Victory here and at Port Hudson, farther south in Louisiana, gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.