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| Vicksburg National Military Park. Similarly to Gettysburg, the park has received dozens of statues, busts and monuments dedicated to the men of the Union and Confederacy who fought here. After several attempts to take the city, US Grant chose to lay siege which lasted 47 days. |
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| Vicksburg National Military Park. There are more types of cannons here than you can see. Guess how many? Some are land cannons while others were used on the gunboats and ironclads. Click the link below to count them. |
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| Illinois built the grandest monument which inside has panels listing all the officers and men who participated in the offense of Vicksburg. |
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| Today's terrain makes it difficult to imagine how this battle played out. Fortunately, there was a National Parks movie which helped to clarify the movement of the different armies and what was happening within the city. |
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| Monument for the battalions of Missouri. |
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| Sunset over River Town Campground near Vicksburg, MS. |
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
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| Good morning. Let's take a look outside. |
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| The snow "FINALLY" found us. We have been getting alerts for "severe winter weather". Schools and businesses are closed. City officials requested everyone stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary. Bob and Tori are trying to make a snow angel. a bit of a challenge with only a half inch on the ground. |
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| Then there are those who do not feel the need to investigate the quality or quantity of winter weather in Mississippi. |
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