Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Vicksburg Siege

Photographed by James Hulse, January 2, 2026

1. Vicksburg Siege Marker

Inscription. Beginning on May 16, 1863, Gen. U.S. Grant held city under siege, cutting off all supplies & driving citizens to caves to escape shells. C.S.A. Gen. John C. Pemberton finally surrendered July 4.

Erected by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant, and the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1898.

Location. 32° 18.706′ N, 90° 54.021′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It can be reached from South Washington Street / Warrenton Road (U.S. 61) north of I-20 Frontage Road (Interstate 20). Marker is at the northeast corner of the Mississippi State Welcome Center - on the walkway off the Welcome Center parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4210 South Washington Street, Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is

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also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mississippi (here, next to this marker); U.S. Battery Benton. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gibraltar of the Confederacy (about 400 feet away); Iowa (approx. 0.3 miles away); C.S. Company G, (approx. 0.3 miles away); C.S. Company A, (approx. 0.3 miles away); C.S. Company C, (approx. 0.3 miles away); C.S. Company I, (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 2, 2026

2. Vicksburg Siege Marker

The view of the Mississippi River in the background.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 2, 2026

3. Vicksburg Siege Marker

The view from the cannons and the Mississippi River from the lookout.

Caves entrances (preserved), as mentioned in marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, circa July 1991

4. Caves entrances (preserved), as mentioned in marker

Caves, as mentioned image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, circa July 1991

5. Caves, as mentioned

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 7, 2010

6. Vicksburg Siege Marker

view to the west with bridges to Louisiana in the background.

"Dixie Division" Memorial Highway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 7, 2010

7. "Dixie Division" Memorial Highway

(signage in the Mississippi Welcome Center parking lot exit to I-20 east)

Photographed by Mike Stroud, circa July 1991

8. Vicksburg Siege Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,597 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on January 8, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 4, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 4, 5. submitted on March 5, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6, 7. submitted on January 8, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 8. submitted on March 5, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.