The Vicksburg National Military Park is the burial place of more than 17,000 Union soldiers at the Vicksburg National Cemetery, the largest of the Civil War cemeteries. The Vicksburg National Military Park was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.

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One of the newest monuments in the park, the Texas Memorial commemorates the soldiers of the State of Texas who were besieged at Vicksburg during the Civil War. The Vicksburg National Military Park was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. The Vicksburg National Military Park was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.

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Architect Samuel Sloan designed Longwood, also known as Nutt's Folly, an antebellum octagonal mansion built between 1859 and 1864. It is the largest octagonal house in the United States. The architect designed the home for cotton planter Haller Nutt. Work was halted in 1861 at the start of the Civil War. Nutt died of pneumonia in 1864, leaving the work incomplete. Of the 32 rooms planned for the house, only nine rooms on the basement floor were completed.
The house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. Located at 140 Lower Woodvile Road in Natchez, Mississippi.

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Architect J.S. Griffin designed the Greek Revival style Rosalie Mansion in 1823. During the Civil War it serves as Union headquarters for the Natchez area beginning in July 1863. The mansion was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Located at 100 Orleans Street in Natchez, Mississippi.

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Founded in 1676 by the Drayton family, Magnolia Plantation has survived the centuries and witnessed the history of our nation unfold before it from the American Revolution through the Civil War and beyond. It is the oldest public tourist site in the Lowcountry, and the oldest public gardens in America, opening its doors to visitors in 1870 to view the thousands of beautiful flowers and plants in its famous gardens. So join us here at Magnolia Plantation to experience the beauty of its gardens and its rich history today.

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