North Union Avenue and Grant Circle are closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic for repairs. Entering these construction areas is prohibited. This work is to repair severe weather damage in 2020. The remainder of the park and tour road are open. More
Due to weather related incidents, Vicksburg National Cemetery is closed to vehicular traffic, however it is open to pedestrians. Visitor can park in the adjacent USS Cairo parking lot and walk into the cemetery.
Multiple monument located on Union Avenue north of the Minnesota Memorial. Also a marker designating the assault of 22 May 1863, located on Union Avenue between the Minnesota Memorial and Pemberton Avenue, and a marker designating a sharpshooters' line located in the mowed bay running north and south, 400 yards northwest of the Minnesota Memorial. This unit was attached to Colonels Samuel A. Holmes' and Green B. Raum's (assumed command 10 June 1863) 2d Brigade of Brig. Gen'ls Isaac F. Quimby's and John E. Smith's (assumed command 2 June 1863) 7th Division, Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson's XVII Army Corps, and commanded by Lt. Col. Leonidas Horney (killed 16 May 1863) and Maj. Francis C. Deimling.
Assault May 22, 1863; Sharpshooters' Line
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Last updated: April 14, 2015
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