Port Gibson Battlefield
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title:
Port Gibson Battlefield
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The Port Gibson Battlefield is the site near Port Gibson, Mississippi where the 1863 Battle of Port Gibson was fought during the American Civil War. The battlefield covers about 3,400 acres (1,400 ha) of land west of the city, astride Rodney Road, where Union Army forces were establishing a beachhead after crossing the Mississippi River in a bid to take the Confederate fortress of Vicksburg. The Union victory secured that beachhead and paved the way for the eventual fall of Vicksburg. A 2,080-ac
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United States historic place
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Gibson_Battlefield
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2022-08-08T08:24:53Z
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