Memorial Park Vicksburg National Military Park

This memorial outside of Vicksburg National Military Park on former park property, commemorates:

- The 2nd Illinois Light Artillery, Battery K, involved in the Siege of Vicksburg.
- The 15th Illinois Cavalry, Companies F and I, involved in the Siege of Vicksburg.
- The 94th Illinois Infantry, involved in the Siege of Vicksburg.
- The 20th Wisconsin Infantry, involved in the Siege of Vicksburg.
- Brigadier General William W. Orme, involved in the Siege of Vicksburg.
- Brigadier General Francis J. Herron, involved in the Siege of Vicksburg.

At the Siege of Vicksburg, from 18 May to 4 July 1863, about 77,000 Northern soldiers under command of Major General Ulysses S. Grant fought against 33,000 Southern soldiers. The battle ended with the surrender of Vicksburg and almost 30,000 Confederates. Victory here and at Port Hudson gave the Union control of the Mississippi River. The Union lost 4835 men (dead, wounded or missing), the Confederates 3202 men.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: NPS Photo