—Grand Gulf Historic Tour —
No town in Mississippi felt the sting of the Civil War worse than did Grand Gulf. In the spring of 1862, Commodore David Farragut sent his powerful ocean-going squadron up the Mississippi River. Baton Rouge and Natchez fell, but Vicksburg refused to surrender. As long as Vicksburg was held by the Confederates. Union control of the Mississippi was blocked. To harass the Union warships and transports, Major General Mansfield Lovell ordered Confederate field artilleryHM Number | HM1YM8 |
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Placed By | The Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Tuesday, May 30th, 2017 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 683844 N 3545416 |
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Decimal Degrees | 32.02998333, -91.05316667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 1.799', W 91° 3.19' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 1' 47.94" N, 91° 3' 11.4" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 601 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near Grand Gulf, Port Gibson MS 39150, US |
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