Arch at Entrance to Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi

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This postcard features a color image of the white brick or stone arch at the entrance of the Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi. A sign reading "You are Entering Historic Vicksburg See The Battlefield; Steamer Sprague; Old Courthouse Museum, Waterways Experimental Station. Trees and bushes are pictured behind the arch and sign and a bust or statue of a Civil War general is pictured to the right of the sign. A paragraph about Vicksburg and the Park is printed on the left side on the back of the card that reads "Arch at Entrance to Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi: In 1798 United States troops took formal possession of Mississippi Territory and in 1812 Vicksburg was laid out on lands formerly owned by Newest Vick, a devout Methodist. Mississippi became a state in 1817, but withdrew from the Union in 1861. During the struggle that followed, it became evident that Vicksburg occupied a strategic site, so it became the object of a siege and repeated assaults. Finally, on July 4, 1863, Vicksburg surrendered. This gave the Union Army control of the Mississippi River. during the hectic days of battle this site was partly occupied by Union Soldiers. Today this Romanesque gate opens on a beautiful tract of 120 acres known as the Vicksburg National Military Park, which is the resting place for those who fought and died during this Tragic Era. Color by Woody Ogen."

Publisher

Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, N. Y.

Subjects

Postcards; National military parks; Vicksburg National Military Park (Miss.)

Keywords

Vicksburg National Military Park; Vicksburg, MS

Geographic Location

Vicksburg, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Vicksburg-Sign_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 3, Southwest Mississippi Region

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

Arch at Entrance to Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University