Wisconsin State Memorial

USA / Mississippi / Vicksburg /
 memorial, American Civil War 1861-1865
The Wisconsin State Memorial is located on Union Avenue at milepost 2.9 of the park tour road. It was constructed from Winnsboro, S.C. granite and stands one hundred and twenty two feet in height. A bronze statue of "Old Abe" the war eagle, mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry sits tops the monument. It was erected at a cost of $90,644 and dedicated on May 22, 1911. The memorial features bronze tablets with the names of 9075 Wisconsin troops who fought at Vicksburg. A relief tablets at the base of the column pictures a Union and Confederate soldier with hands clasped in friendship to symbolize the peace which now exists between the states. The sculptor was Julius Loester.
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Coordinates:   32°21'54"N   90°50'25"W
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