Vicksburg National Military Park Artillery Display - Vicksburg, MS - Static Artillery Displays on Waymarking.com

These artillery pieces were used in the siege of Vicksburg which fell to Union forces on July 4, 1863. They are located at the main park entrance of the Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, MS.
The pieces include:
1) Brennan 6 Pounder Gun
2) 3-Inch Ordnance Rifle
3) 12 Pounder Field Howitzer
4) 24 Pounder Siege Gun
5) 9 Inch Dahlgren Shell Gun
6) 10 Inch Siege Mortar
7) 10 Inch Columbiad (Rodman)
8) 32 Pounder, Navy Rifling, Brooke Type
9) 32 Pounder Navy Siege Gun
10) 4.2 Inch Parrott Siege Rifle
11) 24 Pounder Field Howitzer

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The Siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate army of Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton into the defensive lines surrounding the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi.

When two major assaults (May 19 and May 22, 1863) against the Confederate fortifications were repulsed with heavy casualties, Grant decided to besiege the city beginning on May 25. With no re-enforcement, supplies nearly gone, and after holding out for more than forty days, the garrison finally surrendered on July 4. This action (combined with the capitulation of Port Hudson on July 9) yielded command of the Mississippi River to the Union forces, which would hold it for the rest of the conflict.

The Confederate surrender following the siege at Vicksburg is sometimes considered, when combined with Gen. Robert E. Lee's defeat at Gettysburg the previous day, the turning point of the war. It also cut off communication with Confederate forces in the Trans-Mississippi Department for the remainder of the war. The city of Vicksburg would not celebrate Independence Day for about eighty years as a result of the siege and surrender as well.

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What type of artillery is this?: Various Where is this artillery located?: Park What military of the world used this device?: Union & Confederate Date artillery was in use: 07/03/1863 Parking location to view this Waymark: N 32° 20.625 W 090° 51.030 Cost?: 4.00 (listed in local currency) Artillery is no longer operational: yes Still may work: no Are there any geocaches at this location?: Unknown. Date artillery was placed on display: Not listed

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