Vicksburg Battlefield Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

Begin your journey through one of the Civil War’s most important battlefields. Discover why both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis viewed control of Vicksburg and the Mississippi River as crucial to the war. This purchase is for an independent GPS audio driving tour of Vicksburg Battlefield. Park admission is not included and must be purchased separately. The tour covers 15+ miles, features 35+ GPS-triggered narrated stories with route guidance, works offline once downloaded, includes lifetime access, and takes approximately 1–2 hours to complete.

Former Union and Confederate soldiers gathered here decades after the battle, this time sitting together in peace.

hat symbolize weapons laid down after the war. The monument honors Minnesota soldiers who fought at Vicksburg.

higan.” The monument stands near the area where Captain Samuel DeGolyer was mortally wounded during the fighting.

L. B. Jenney. Inside are the names of Illinois soldiers who fought at Vicksburg, creating a lasting tribute to those who served.

Surrounded by fighting during the siege, it survives today as the park’s only remaining wartime structure.

The explosion created a huge crater, followed by fierce hand-to-hand fighting.

On June 25, Union soldiers detonated barrels of gunpowder beneath the position, triggering an intense struggle that lasted 26 hours.

The area also recalls soldiers from diverse backgrounds who fought for the Union at Vicksburg.

Though born in Ohio, Goodspeed served under the West Virginia flag and was killed during the fighting.

Cannons and wooden defensive barriers made this one of the key obstacles facing Union forces.

From these defenses, Confederate gunners successfully struck and sank the USS Cincinnati.

This is the Vicksburg National Cemetery, the final resting place for 17,000 Union soldiers. For many, it’s their second burial ground. How come? During the war when a soldier was killed, their comrades dug a grave close to the action. There wasn’t time to do anything else! A simple wooden cross with their name carved on it sufficed as a grave marker. Hundreds of markers like that dotted the landscape. When the war ended, the US government tried their best to locate all these markers and made every effort to give these men a proper burial.

Navy played in the Vicksburg Campaign. Union gunboats transported troops, passed Confederate defenses and helped Grant’s forces cross the Mississippi River.

Discover the story of Union gunboats at the USS Cairo Gunboat Museum. The naval campaign around Vicksburg was essential to moving troops and supporting Grant’s operations along the Mississippi.

Visit the final resting place of approximately 17,000 Union soldiers. Many were reinterred here after originally being buried in temporary battlefield graves during the war.

Missouri was a divided state, with thousands serving both the Union and Confederacy as neighbors found themselves fighting on opposing sides.

Its eternal flame symbolizes the memory of soldiers who died during the battle.

Like similar figures found across the battlefield, she represents themes of protection, peace and reconciliation.

Union soldiers briefly entered the position before a Confederate counterattack forced them back.

Garrott. Union sharpshooters targeted the position during the siege, and Garrott himself was killed here by a sniper.

Both men were born in Kentucky, and the memorial recognizes the state’s connection to the two opposing leaders.