Vicksburg National Cemetery
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Vicksburg National Cemetery
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The 116 acre Vicksburg National Cemetery is the final resting place for 17,000 Civil War Union soldiers, a number unmatched by any other national cemetery. This is a Union cemetery, the Confederate dead from the Vicksburg campaign that were originally buried behind Confederate lines, have now been re-interred in “Soldiers’ Rest" at the Vicksburg City Cemetery. There are approximately 5,000 Confederates re-interred there.
Vicksburg National Cemetery is located in Vicksburg, Mississippi and is part of the Vicksburg National Military Park.
Copyright 2019 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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November 3rd, 2019
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