uss cairo museum vicksburg

Vicksburg Battlefield & USS Cairo Museum. The siege of Vicksburg by Union General Grant and its surrender in 1863 was a turning point in the War Between the States. The battlefield photos follow the auto tour shown in the...


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USS Cairo Museum


U.S.S. Cairo Museum. Vicksburg


U.S.S. Cairo Museum


U.S.S. Cairo Museum Vicksburg


U.S.S. Cairo Museum - Vicksburg, MS - DEC 28 2009

USS Cairo Ironclad. During our tour of the Vicksburg Battlefield, we came down a hill after passing the Navy memorial and, down below us, was this huge tent-like structure. At first, we did not know what it was, but, as we got closer, we realized it was the USS Cairo gunboat reconstruction site. The U.S.S. Cairo (pronounced Kay-roh) was one of seven ironclad gunboats named in honor of towns along the... The museum had many many artifacts in some terrific displays.
USS Cairo Ironclad | Strick's Retirement

An official launch ceremony was held the following day, Tuesday, August 30, at the USS Cairo Museum in Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Vicksburg National Military Park Quarter. The reverse of the...
uss cairo museum vicksburg