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Vicksburg National Cemetery

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Vicksburg National Cemetery lies on ground once manned by the extreme right of Major-General William T. Sherman's XV Army Corps. Embracing 116 acres it is the final resting place of 17,000 Union Soldiers, a number unmatched by any other national cemetery. The cemetery was established in 1865 and open for burials a year later. Soldiers buried here had been interred originally in scattered locations in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi during the campaign for control of the Mississippi River.
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Coordinates:   32°22'31"N   90°52'10"W
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