VNMP Tour Stop 9
Fort Hill


Panoramas

  
    

(3-92)  NPS 2000 Tour Guide: This fort, which anchored the northern flank of the Confederate lines, was so formidable that no Union attack was ever made against it. Confederate gunners posted here helped the river batteries sink the Federal gunboat Cincinnati on May 27, 1863. Site Marker: C.S. Johnston's Company, Tennessee Heavy Artillery: River Batteries: Army of Vicksburg. Capt. T.N. Johnston. A detachment of the company served one 3-inch rifle in this position, Fort Hill, from May 19 to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863
 
Information Marker: Operation of the river batteries, March 29 - July 4 (March 2003)
 
Panorama: View from Fort Hill
 
Panorama:
Interior of fort

(3-93) Looking toward the Chickasaw Bayou battlefield in the distant background

     
(2-00) Northwest view overlooking the old bed of the Mississippi River. The truck on the roadway below (US-61B) is next to the upper water battery. Two cannon of the battery can be seen in the open area at left of the trees (3-92) View from the upper water battery

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