(3-96) Freetown Road (wartime Bridgeport Road). View looking east toward Big Black River in the far distance. On May 17 & 18, 1863, Sherman's XV Corps crossed the Big Black on a pontoon bridge and traveled the Bridgeport Road to Vicksburg. The view in the next photo is from the east side of the river

(3-02) Enlarge Askew Ferry Road (wartime Bridgeport Road). View looking west toward Big Black River in the far distance.