Confederate Monument
by Maria Coulson
Title
Confederate Monument
Artist
Maria Coulson
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Directly across from the courthouse, in the center of Port Gibson, is this very imposing Confederate Monument, dedicated to the soldiers from Claiborne County who fought to defind their homeland against Northern aggressors during the War Between the States. Claiborne County was the scene of two important battles of that War. The Battle of Grand Gulf, on the banks of the Mississippi River, was counted as a Confederate victory although it allowed Union General U.S. Grant to move his troops past the fortifications and land them at Bruinsburg. This helped set the stage for the Siege of Vicksburg and the opening of the Mississippi for the invading Union Army. The former town of Grand Gulf is now Grand Gulf Military Park with a museum, historic buildings, hiking trails and an observation tower with an outstanding view of the Mississippi river. The Battle of Port Gibson started near the A. K. Shaifer house, May 1, 1863.
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January 3rd, 2015
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