Civil War | Historic Site
Grand Gulf Military Monument Park
Mississippi
12006 Grand Gulf Road
Port Gibson, MS 39150
United States
The river batteries at Grand Gulf were the southernmost leg of the Vicksburg defenses. Grant tried to land his army at Grand Gulf but was driven off by the Confederate batteries. After the Battle of Port Gibson, Grand Gulf became Grant's base of operations.
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