Mississippi Regiments of African Descent - Vicksburg National Military Park - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This Mississippi, African Descent, Monument is located east and south of the Kansas Monument at mile 4.4 of the Tour Road. It has a base of black granite with a large bronze plaque in the front. Atop the base is a large bronze statue with three African American soldiers. Two are helping a wounded comrade walk to aid. The figure on the left is using a musket with a fixed bayonet as a walking stick. According to the National Park Service: (visit link)

This monument was dedicated on February 14, 2004 at a cost of $325,000. The artist was Dr. J. Kim Sessums. The 9- ft tall bronze sculpture on a black granite base is the first monument ever placed in a National Park to honor African American Civil
War soldiers.

The text of the plaque reads:

“Commemorating the Service of the 1st and 3d Mississippi Infantry, African Descent and All Mississippians of African Descent Who Participated in the Vicksburg Campaign”

Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial In Honor Of: All Mississippians of African Descent Marker Text: Commemorating the Service of the 1st and 3d Mississippi Infantry, African Descent and All Mississippians of African Descent Who Participated in the Vicksburg Campaign. Date of dedication: 2/14/2004 Who Put it Here?: State of Mississippi Description of Memorial: It's actually along side the Tour Road in a wooded area near the Kansas Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed

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