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P4050885 The same day as the visit to Poverty Point National/State Historic Site in Louisiana, We went back over to Vicksburg, Mississippi. The first stop was to the Old Court House Museum. This Court House dates to before the Civil War, and was a dominant structure during the siege from May 18 to July 4, 1863. P4050885
P4050887 More information about the Court House. P4050887
P4050888 The front entrance. P4050888
P4050890 Information about the Bonnie Blue Flag from the previous photo. P4050890
P4050891 Inside the museum, there were many dsiplays from the siege. There was also this flag of the 21st Mississippi that was never surrendered after the war. P4050891
P4050893 Model of the USS Cairo in the museum. This was the Union ironclad sunk in the Yazoo River during the siege. P4050893
P4050895 View from the back of the Court House toward the west at the Mississippi River and Louisiana. The Mississippi River was flooding at the time, so that is why the river is more visible in the scene. P4050895
P4050897 The next stop was to the visitor center for Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi. We got into Vicksburg the day before. The 4th of April was a bad day for Vicksburg as there were major thunderstorms and a tornado that rolled through the area before we got in. We saw the damage before we got in, and our hotel even had no power, so we switched to a different one for the weekend. The park also took some damage to the trees, so we had to wait till the 5th of April to see the park. It was still cloudy on the 5th, so we decided to do the inside things this day and wait till the 6th to see the park. P4050897
P4050898 A view of the Vicksburg National Military Park visitor center. The cannon and earthworks are replicas of the time. P4050898
P4050899 The actual Surrender Monument from July 4, 1863 in the visitor center. It was replaced on the battlefield with a cannon barrel since it was already eroding from the weather. P4050899
P4050900 A mortar within the museum of the visitor center was interesting since it was... P4050900
P4050901 ...made in Fort Pitt (in Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania in 1861. P4050901
P4050902 This is the entry to the park road that we will be heading to on the 6th of April. P4050902
P4050903 The next stop that day was to the Vicksburg Battlefield Museum. This was made out of an old ironclad. Various battle flags fly outside. P4050903
P4050908 This and the next five photos are from a really cool diorama depicting the entire siege lines and various points of attacks along the lines. P4050908
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P4050911 Union General Grant's headquarters for the Army of the Tennessee. P4050911
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P4050913 Boomer's Union Brigade on the attack. P4050913
P4050914 Landram's (left) and Lawler's (right) Union Brigades on the attack. P4050914
P4050917 The model of the USS Pittsburg ironclad. P4050917
P4050918 Another model of the USS Cairo ironclad. P4050918
P4050920 Model of the CSS Arkansas ironclad ram. P4050920
P4050924 In this museum, there were some cool pins from other military units and vessels from other conflicts. This one is from the USS Pittsburgh (CA-72) World War II Cruiser. P4050924
P4050925 The blurry one is from the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) World War II Battleship. This is the sister ship of the USS Arizona. P4050925
P4060927 As we had hoped, April 6, 2008 turned out to be a great day to tour the battlefield. We started out again at the visitor center. This monument is dedicated to all the states fighting for the Union cause, and... P4060927
P4060928 ...the back of it. P4060928
P4060929 Next to the monument are the various types of artillery that were used during the siege. P4060929
P4060930 The other monument is dedicated to the states that fought for the Confederate cause, and... P4060930
P4060931 ...the back of it. P4060931
P4060933 Near the visitor center is this mock-up of one of the siege earthworks, and... P4060933
P4060934 ...the front side of it. P4060934
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