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2 unusual facts about Vicksburg National Military Park


Bruce Saville

He is the author of several World War I memorials as well as two Civil War memorials to Jonathan Richmond and Stephen G. Hicks, both located at Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

John L. Nau

He also serves as a Board Member for the Center for Houston’s Future, Discovery Green Conservancy in Houston, Friends of the Texas Historical Commission, Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park, Houston Police Foundation, The Admiral Nimitz Foundation, and the Texas State Historical Association.


USS Cairo

Studying Civil War maps, Edwin C. Bearss of Vicksburg National Military Park set out to search for the lost ship using metal detectors.


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