Grand Gulf
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member jdwms_1950
N 32° 01.969 W 091° 03.236
15S E 683766 N 3545729
Grand Gulf
Waymark Code: WMNK9A
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member jdwms_1950
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Grand Gulf
The town of Grand Gulf was burned by Admiral David Farragut's men in 1862 and occupied by Porter's Mississippi Squadron on May 3, 1863. The Union occupation followed Confederate Brig. Gen. John Bowen's evacuation of the town after the battle of Port Gibson on May 1.
Gen. U.S. Grant visited here on May 3, and established Grand Gulf as the primary Union supply depot for the duration of the Vicksburg Campaign. From Grand Gulf, some 200 wagons per day were used to resupply Grant's army.
Date Installed:: 2009

Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History

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