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

The Surrender Interview Site

July 3, 1863

Photographed by Mike Stroud, circa July 1991

1. The Surrender Interview Site Marker

Inscription. Here in the shade of a stunted oak General John C. Pemberton met General Ulysses S. Grant to negotiate the surrender of Vicksburg. When Pemberton refused unconditional surrender terms, Grant suggested they step aside and let subordinate officers attempt to make a satisfactory arrangement. The conference ended when Grant agreed to submit terms to Pemberton by 10:00 p.m. that night. These terms were ultimately accepted. On July 4, 1863, the day Lee retreated from Gettysburg, Vicksburg surrendered.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1863.

Location. 32° 21.441′ N, 90° 50.68′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Pemberton Avenue. Vicksburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is 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: The End In Sight (a few steps from this marker); Mississippi 38th Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); C.S. Appeal (Arkansas) Battery; (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named C.S. Appeal (Arkansas) Battery; (about 400 feet away); Pembroke S· Senteny (about 500 feet away); Eugene Erwin

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(about 500 feet away); Melancthon Smith (about 500 feet away); C S Missouri (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Also see . . . Vicksburg National Military Park. (Submitted on March 5, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

The Surrender Interview Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Bruce, January 12, 2015

2. The Surrender Interview Site

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, November 28, 2008

3. The Surrender Interview Site Marker

Photographed by Mike Stroud, circa July 1991

4. The Surrender Interview Site

"Site of interview between Maj. Genl. U.S.Grant U.S.A. and Lt. Genl . Pemberton July 4th 1863"

Pemberton and Grant First Monument image. Click for full size.

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5. Pemberton and Grant First Monument

First Monument that stood on the spot of the interview between Generals Grant and Pemberton.
From Battles and Leaders of the Civil War by Robert Underwood Johnson & Clarence Clough Buel, Vol. 3 1887, page 489.

Pemberton and Grant Second Monument image. Click for full size.

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6. Pemberton and Grant Second Monument

Monument now on the spot of the interview between Generals Grant and Pemberton.
From Battles and Leaders of the Civil War by Robert Underwood Johnson & Clarence Clough Buel, Vol. 3, 1887, page 489.

Original Surrender Interview Site Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Bruce, January 12, 2015

7. Original Surrender Interview Site Monument

This marble shaft, erected by Union occupation forces in 1864, was one of the earliest monuments ever placed on a Civil War battlefield. It was moved to the Visitor Center for safekeeping.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,982 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 5, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on March 25, 2015, by William Bruce of Madison, Wisconsin. 3. submitted on September 4, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 4. submitted on March 5, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5, 6. submitted on January 6, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 7. submitted on March 25, 2015, by William Bruce of Madison, Wisconsin. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.