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Michigan Obelisk with the Canons of Battery De Golyer in the Background - Vicksburg National Military Park
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Photo taken in Vicksburg National Military Park, 3201 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183, USA
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- Uploaded on February 4, 2010
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- Taken on 2009/11/15 14:06:44
- Exposure: 0.004s (1/250)
- Focal Length: 7.10mm
- F/Stop: f/8.000
- ISO Speed: ISO64
- Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
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skibum415, on February 9, 2010, said:
An obelisk monument built as a tribute to the men of the Michigan who fought in the Civil War. In the background, canons of the Battery De Golyer. From this position a battery of guns, including those from the 8th Michigan Artillery commanded by Capt. Samuel De Golyer, hammered the confederate Great Redoubt directly ahead. At one time as many as 22 Federal artillery pieces were positioned here. Captain DeGolyer was mortally wounded while directing the fire of this battery (according to nps.gov/vick).
-----------------------------Vicksburg National Military Park-----------------------------
Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the American Civil War Battle of Vicksburg, waged from May 18 to July 4, 1863. The park, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Delta, Louisiana, also commemorates the greater Vicksburg Campaign, which preceded the battle. Reconstructed forts and trenches evoke memories of the 47-day siege that ended in the surrender of the city. Victory here and at Port Hudson gave the United States control of the Mississippi River.
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