(3-92) Built by slave labor in 1858 it served for many years as the Warren County Court House. During the siege it dominated the Vicksburg skyline and from its portico Gen. Grant and his staff reviewed the victorious Union army following the surrender of the city. It is now the home of the Vicksburg and Warren County Historical Society and houses many Civil War artifacts. Federal prisoners were held in the Courtroom on the second floor. While Union shells exploded all around the building no substantial damage was done to it. It is a National Historical Landmark

(3-92 VHS) 7 inch Union Dyer shell fired from a gunboat and found on the east bank of the Mississippi River at Refuge Oil Mill's wharfboat area in 1971 by Charles Stoutenburgh

(3-05) Chair used by General U.S. Grant at his Vicksburg Headquarters during the siege     Enlarge

(3-05) Confederate uniform display