Every state that had soldiers fighting at Vicksburg has erected a monument. All of them are different. This one above shows men fighting the battle.
The story of the siege of Vicksburg and the battles fought until Vicksburg surrendered to the Union forces.
Many of the Generals of both sides of the war have statues placed in the park in memory of their service.
This is part of the cannon placements surrounding Vicksburg. These are the Union cannon.
The only plantation home not destroyed that is inside the park. It was closed for repairs the day we were there. The hurricanes have reeked havoc all through the south. You only read about the areas that have the largest devastation, but many smaller signs of the hurricanes remain throughout the south. Hurricane Ike, Gustav, Katrina, and more have left their marks.
Hill upon hill of gravestones. All of the larger stones have names, but there are many that are graves of unknown soldiers. The unknowns all have the smaller markers.
One of the many statues of the Generals. I think this one is Sherman. Too many beautiful statues to take pictures of. 
We spent 2 1/2 hours going through the park. We bought a CD to play in the car that told about each of the memorials and the battles, trenches, gun emplacements and the siege. We can keep the CD and listen to it again.
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