A Stronghold on the Bluffs

A Stronghold on the Bluffs (HM22FK)

Location: Vicksburg, MS 39183 Warren County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 22.192', W 90° 52.173'

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In mid-19th century America, rivers were highways. And
the Mississippi was the greatest of them all—the nation's
main artery for commerce leading all the way to the Gulf
of Mexico. By early 1863, two Confederate strongholds
still blocked Union shipping from a key section of the
river: Port Hudson in Louisiana, and here at Vicksburg.

Vicksburg's river port and railroad hub were critical to
the Confederacy. Vital supplies and troops arrived from
the south and west, and then traveled to armies in the east
via railroad. Powerful cannon on the bluffs commanded
this important stretch of the Mississippi River.


[Bottom right photo]
Safeguarding the River
You are standing at the highest point along the
Vicksburg bluffs. During the Civil War this
spot provided a perfect perch for Confederate
gun to guard the Mississippi—and to prevent
Union vessels from getting past.

[Top right map caption}
The waterway you see from here today is not the Mississippi—
it's a diversion canal from the Yazoo River. During the Civil
War, the Mississippi ran along the base of these bluffs. In 1876
the river suddenly changed course. It now fronts modern-day
Vicksburg only at the city's southern edge.
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HM NumberHM22FK
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Placed ByNational Park Service, Department of the Interior
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 31st, 2017 at 10:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 700440 N 3583429
Decimal Degrees32.36986667, -90.86955000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 22.192', W 90° 52.173'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 22' 11.52" N, 90° 52' 10.38" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)601
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Confederate Ave, Vicksburg MS 39183, US
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