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I backed the large butterfly punches with cs that I used for the smaller butterflies.
At the very first stop on the tour, Battery De Golyer, there was a battery of cannons that faced the Great Redoubt, of which it bombarded constantly throughout the siege of Vicksburg. You could see the Great Redoubt from this stop for it was marked by the Louisiana Memorial.
At Stop 11 you can see the Great Redoubt up close. Most of the Confederate forts, including the Great Redoubt, sat on top of hills to begin with, so to overtake such a fort would require the Union soldiers to climb a steep hill while Confederate soldiers shot at them and tossed hand detonated artillery shells (primitive hand grenades) over the walls and down into their midst. Thus, it comes as no surprise that every Union attack against a Confederate fort at Vicksburg ended in failure.
The Louisiana Memorial consists of an 81 foot Doric Column, topped by a brazier of granite with "eternal flame." The monument stands on the highest point in Vicksburg National Military Park at 397 feet above sea level. "Louisiana" is displayed on the front of the memorial and a list of the organizations involved in the Campaign and Siege of Vicksburg appear around its base along the sides.
In addition to the Louisiana Memorial, you will find an elaborate memorial to Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman donated by his sons and erected in May 1926. He was killed at the Battle of Champion's Hill, not at Vicksburg. Champion's Hill was one of several battles Grant fought on his way to Vicksburg. Possibly, Tilghman's memorial is here due to the prominence of the Vicksburg battlefield preservation.
Basic Grey pp, Martha Stewart punches. Stickles, rhinestones, buttons, Prima ink, Bazzill cs
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