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Vicksburg National Military Park
Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge
 
Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, bronze bust
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Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, bronze bust

Cost: $565 bust,
$208.91 pedestal

by Federal Government

Sculptor: T.A.R. Kitson

Erected: 1913

Location: South Loop,
Kentucky Avenue, between Union and Confederate Avenues.
Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
President Abraham Lincoln, in speaking of Vicksburg's importance, is reputed to have stated early during the Civil War, "See what a lot of land these fellows hold, of which Vicksburg is the key, the war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket."

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