The Original Vicksburg National Military Park and Vicinity

About the Book

The Vicksburg National Military Park as it exists today is about two-thirds the size of the original park. The book describes the park as it was when the park was created. The book contains the name and location of markers and monuments that are currently located in the park. The book contains a brief history of the park, early photographs, descriptions, and styles of state markers and monuments. There are early maps of the park showing all the trenches and approaches. This book will give the park visitor far more insight as to the locations of all the markers that were associated with the park.

About the Author

David B. Dumas was born in Galveston, Texas, and holds a PhD in geophysics. He is an amateur historian and a photographer who has been photographing and visiting areas relating to the Vicksburg campaign and battles in Mississippi for the last thirty-five years. He has published tour guides of Grant’s March in Louisiana, the Yazoo Pass Expedition, and the Steele Bayou Expedition. He is retired and continues to travel to Mississippi, photographing sites from the Civil War.