Vicksburg National Cemetery
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include USS Cairo and Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
USS Cairo
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USS Cairo is the lead ship of the City-class casemate ironclads built at the beginning of the American Civil War to serve as river gunboats. Cairo is named for Cairo, Illinois.
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Church
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Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 805 Monroe Street in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 30, 1992; and is listed as a Mississippi Landmark since November 10, 1992.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waltersville and Vicksburg.
Waltersville
Hamlet
Waltersville is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Mississippi, United States.
Vicksburg
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Vicksburg is a city of 22,000 people in Warren County, Mississippi. Vicksburg is a cultural landmark in the American South, and is home to the Southern Cultural Heritage Center, Vicksburg Military Park, and the Lower Mississippi River Museum.
Rose Hill
Hamlet
Rose Hill is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. Rose Hill is situated 4 miles east of Vicksburg National Cemetery.
Vicksburg National Cemetery
- Type: Park
- Description: United States national cemetery in Warren County, Mississippi, United States
- Category: United States national cemetery
- Location: Warren, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Vicksburg National Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vicksburg National Cemetery”
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