Vicksburg National Cemetery
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Vicksburg National Cemetery is a historic United States military burial ground established during the Civil War, notable for containing the graves of tens of thousands of Union soldiers near the Vicksburg battlefield in Mississippi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vicksburg National Cemetery canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military cemetery
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ national cemetery ⓘ |
| administeredBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vicksburg National Military Park Visitor Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Siege of Vicksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battlefieldNearby | Vicksburg battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cemeteries of the American Civil War
ⓘ
Protected areas of Warren County, Mississippi ⓘ Tourist attractions in Warren County, Mississippi ⓘ United States national cemeteries ⓘ |
| cityNearby | Vicksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictAssociatedWith | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision | Warren County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasCommemorativeRole | remembrance of Union casualties at Vicksburg and the Mississippi Valley campaigns ⓘ |
| hasFunction | commemoration of Union war dead ⓘ |
| hasGravesOf |
Union Army soldiers
ⓘ
United States Colored Troops soldiers ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
formal grave rows
ⓘ
terraced hillsides ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | major Union military cemetery in the Western Theater of the Civil War ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBurial |
marked graves
ⓘ
unknown soldier graves ⓘ |
| hasUse |
cemetery for Union soldiers
ⓘ
military burial ground ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed within a U.S. National Historic Landmark district (Vicksburg National Military Park) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mississippi
NERFINISHED
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Vicksburg National Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicksburg, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialType | military cemetery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Civil War burials
ⓘ
graves of tens of thousands of Union soldiers ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| primaryEraOfBurials | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
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