General Lloyd Tilghman Memorial
This memorial, in the Vicksburg National Military Park, commemorates the Confederate General Lloyd Tilghman, who was killed in the Battle of Champion Hill (Battle of Baker's Creek) on 16 May 1863. Twenty miles to the east of Vicksburg, the army of the Confederate Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton was defeated by the Union army under command of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, which lead to the Siege of Vicksburg and surrender.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Ken Lund
Nearby
Museum
- Visitor Center Vicksburg National Military Park - Vicksburg
- USS Cairo Museum - Vicksburg
- Pemberton's Headquarters - Vicksburg
Point of interest
- Position Marker Attack of 81st Illinois Infantry (Union) - Vicksburg
- Position Marker Attack of 17th Illinois Infantry (Union) - Vicksburg
- Position Marker Attack of 45th Illinois Infantry (Union) - Vicksburg
Monument
- Bust of Brigadier General Daniel W. Adams (Confederates) - Vicksburg
- 7th Battalion Mississippi Infantry (Confederates) Monument - Vicksburg
- Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s Army (Confederates) Monument - Vicksburg
Cemetery
Fortification
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