Vicksburg Photo Album - Vicksburg NMP Tour Stop 13 (Railroad Redoubt)


(3-07) Enlarge Railroad Redoubt from near the Iowa Memorial. In 2005 the Vicksburg National Military Park restored the area to closely resemble its wartime appearance Panorama: View from Iowa Memorial		(3-07) Enlarge Information Sign at the Vicksburg National Military Park Visitor Center


(3-07) Enlarge Rear of the Railroad Redoubt from near the Texas Memorial Union Markers at the Redoubt: 48th Ohio, 77th Illinois, 130th Illinois, 21st Iowa, 22nd Iowa, 18th Indiana		(3-07) Enlarge Left of Railroad Redoubt and the 46th Alabama position marker. View from the Texas Memorial Panorama: View from near the Texas Memorial


(3-07) Enlarge Hudson's Mississippi Battery and Waddell's Alabama Battery, Iowa Memorial in distant background NPS Tour Guide: Confederates built this work to protect the Southern Railroad of Mississippi. On the morning of May 22 Union troops assailed this stronghold and forced out the defenders. A detachment of Col. Thomas Waul's Texas Legion counterattacked and, in a savage hand-to-hand fight with bayonets, clubbed muskets, and artillery shells used as grenades, drove out the Federals. Position Tablets for Landram's and Lawler's Brigades and Railroad Redoubt are at the two batteries Panorama: View from parapet Panorama: View from Carr's Approach near the redoubt Panorama: View from R/R Redoubt parapet Panorama: View from Iowa Memorial		(3-07) Enlarge Iowa Monument in distant right background Hudson's Mississippi battery tablet Waddell's Alabama battery tablet Landram's Brigade position marker Lawler's Brigade position marker Railroad Redoubt information tablet