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.
Vicksburg National Military Park presents a unique commemorative landscape design showcasing outdoor sculptures and architecture created by leading artists of the American Renaissance era (1876–17), the value and artistic expression of which is unmatched by any other collection of works created during this period.
Soon after the park was established in 1899, the nation’s leading architects and sculptors were commissioned to honor the soldiers and sailors that fought throughout the Vicksburg Campaign. The park’s earliest state memorial was dedicated in 1903, and more than 95% of the monuments that followed were erected prior to 1917.
There are nearly 1400 monuments and markers in the park:
22 state memorials within park boundaries, 5 state memorials on former park property and one state memorial on Grant’s Canal.
12 free-standing bronze statues
284 regimental monuments
239 regimental markers
95 Relief Portraits
62 Busts honoring key commanders from both sides
645 iron tablets and guideposts mark trench lines, battery, and infantry positions, and describe battle events.
Explore the Monuments and Memorials
Click the dropdown panels below to learn more about different types of art throughout the park.
