Information Sign Battle of Champion Hill
This plaque, in the Vicksburg National Military Park, tells about the Battle of Champion Hill (Battle of Baker's Creek) on 16 May 1863. Twenty miles to the east of Vicksburg, the army of the Confederate Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton was defeated by the Union army under command of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, which lead to the Siege of Vicksburg and surrender.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Ken Lund
Nearby
Museum
- USS Cairo Museum - Vicksburg
- Visitor Center Vicksburg National Military Park - Vicksburg
- Pemberton's Headquarters - Vicksburg
Point of interest
- Position Marker Attack of 8th Iowa Infantry (Union) - Vicksburg
- Position Marker Attack of 95th Ohio Infantry (Union) - Vicksburg
- Position Marker Attack of 72nd Ohio Infantry (Union) - Vicksburg
Monument
- Statue of Major General Ulysses S. Grant - Vicksburg
- New Hampshire State Memorial Vicksburg - Vicksburg
- Bust of Brigadier General Thomas Welsh (Union) - Vicksburg
Cemetery
Fortification
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