Champion Hill Battlefield
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| Champion Hill Battlefield | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
| Nearest city: | Bolton, Mississippi |
| Built/Founded: | 1863 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style(s): | No Style Listed |
| Designated as NHL: | May 05, 1977[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | October 07, 1971[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 71000450 |
| Governing body: | Private |
The Champion Hill Battlefield is the site of what is arguably the turning point in the American Civil War, an 1863 battle commanded by Union general Ulysses S. Grant that led directly to the siege and eventual capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi. In the Battle of Champion Hill, Grant's forces fought Confederate General Pemberton. The union victory was "incomplete, yet decisive", as Pemberton retreated into Vicksburg, to be bottled up and eliminated in time. By July 4, 1863, he could hold out no longer, and surrendered. Grant himself was propelled to the Major Generalship
The battlefield was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977.[1][3]
It is located about 3 miles southwest of Bolton, Mississippi.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Champion Hill Battlefield. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-13.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Edwin C. Bearss (February, 1977), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Champion Hill BattlefieldPDF (1.29 MiB), National Park Service
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