. Indiana at Vicksburg . The avenues, circles and sections of public roads aremarked by 120 guideboards. The Commission has mounted 127guns at the old battery sites, like the ones used at each during thesiege and defense; 65 Union, 62 Confederate, 114 field, 13 siege. Congress has appropriated $1,175,000 for the park, including$150,000 for the construction of a memorial at the Battery Self-ridge, commemorative of the service of the Union navy, at a cost notto exceed $200,000. The work has been contracted for and its total ViCKSBURG National Military Park. 17 cost will b3 less than $150,000. Fo
. Indiana at Vicksburg . The avenues, circles and sections of public roads aremarked by 120 guideboards. The Commission has mounted 127guns at the old battery sites, like the ones used at each during thesiege and defense; 65 Union, 62 Confederate, 114 field, 13 siege. Congress has appropriated $1,175,000 for the park, including$150,000 for the construction of a memorial at the Battery Self-ridge, commemorative of the service of the Union navy, at a cost notto exceed $200,000. The work has been contracted for and its total ViCKSBURG National Military Park. 17 cost will b3 less than $150,000. Fourteen States have appropriatedfor the park as follows: Alabama, $25,000; Illinois, $260,000; In-diana, $38,000; loAva, $150,000; Massachusetts, $5,000; ^lichi.^ari.$20,000; Minnesota, $25,500; Mississippi, $50,000; New Hampshire,$5,000; New York, $12,500; Ohio, $56,000; Pennsylvania, $15,000;Rhode Island, $5,000; Wisconsin, $130,000; total, $797,000. Theseappropriations provide for twelve state memorials, 159 regimental.
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