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 Confederate Avenue at Fort Hill (Park Tour Stop 9). This unit was attached to Col. Edward Higgins' River Defense Batteries, Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's Army of Vicksburg, and commanded by Col. A. Jackson, Jr. and Lt. Col. R. Sterling. [Refer to Edwin Bearss' The Vicksburg Campaign, Volume I, page 226; and Volume III, pages 781, 782, 873, and 968.]
Company B (Parks') Tablet
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Company B (Parks') - Iron tablet located outside of Vicksburg National Military Park, in the city of Vicksburg at the northwest corner of Fort Hill Road and Hugo Street. This company served one 32-pdr rifled gun in the Wyman's Hill Battery, and was commanded by Capt. William P. Parks. [Refer to Edwin Bearss' The Vicksburg Campaign, Volume I, page 459; and Volume III, pages 1253 and 1254.]
