Guided Tour of the Vicksburg Battlefield
Explore Vicksburg National Military Park with Tim Smith
It is time to hop in the car and tour Vicksburg National Military Park with Civil War Historian Dr. Tim Smith! This is the main tour road that you would experience while visiting the park, including stops at the Illinois Memorial, 3rd Louisiana Redan, Stockade Redan, the U.S.S. Cairo and the Railroad Redoubt. This tour was directed, filmed and edited by Andy Poulton and produced by Kris White and Garry Adelman.
Browse by chapter in this video
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Welcome to Vicksburg
3:03
3:03
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Memorial Arch
4:12
4:12
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Vicksburg Monuments Intro
10:29
10:29
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Best view of the Park
17:11
17:11
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The Shirley House
19:07
19:07
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Illinois Memorial
22:38
22:38
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3rd Louisiana Redan
30:36
30:36
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The Union Line
35:23
35:23
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Wisconsin Memorial
37:34
37:34
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Sherman’s Line
42:18
42:18
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Stockade Redan
52:08
52:08
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Grant Avenue
55:54
55:54
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Sherman Circle
58:25
58:25
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Confederate Avenue
1:04:23
1:04:23
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Fort Hill
1:07:57
1:07:57
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Vicksburg National Cemetery
1:08:43
1:08:43
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U.S.S. Cairo
1:14:18
1:14:18
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Vicksburg National Cemetery Part 2
1:15:04
1:15:04
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Confederate Lines
1:24:53
1:24:53
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Surrender Site
1:27:06
1:27:06
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The Great Redoubt
1:28:30
1:28:30
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The Vicksburg Campaign
1:29:40
1:29:40
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Mississippi Memorial
1:30:08
1:30:08
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John C. Pemberton
1:31:30
1:31:30
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Jefferson Davis
1:32:23
1:32:23
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Texas Lunette
1:33:20
1:33:20
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The South Loop
1:37:10
1:37:10
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Railroad Redoubt
1:45:32
1:45:32
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South Loop - CSA Line
1:49:06
1:49:06
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Original CSA Avenue (Mission 66 Road)
1:51:48
1:51:48
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South Loop - Union Line
Related Battles
Battle Facts
Warren County, MS | May 18, 1863
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
37,273
Union
4,910
4,910
Confed.
32,363
32,363