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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1865) - A Confederate earthworks fortification established in 1862 as a part of the defenses of Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi. This fort was built on the site of a previous fortification, [[Fort St. Peter]], at Snyder's Bluff overlooking the Yazoo River. Captured by Union forces in 1863. Abandoned at the end of the [[U.S. Civil War]] in 1865. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1865) - A Confederate earthworks fortification established in 1862 as a part of the defenses of Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi. This fort was built on the site of a previous fortification, [[Fort St. Peter]], at Snyder's Bluff overlooking the Yazoo River. Captured by Union forces in 1863. Abandoned at the end of the [[U.S. Civil War]] in 1865. | ||
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Revision as of 16:30, 21 December 2011
Fort Snyder (1) (1862-1865) - A Confederate earthworks fortification established in 1862 as a part of the defenses of Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi. This fort was built on the site of a previous fortification, Fort St. Peter, at Snyder's Bluff overlooking the Yazoo River. Captured by Union forces in 1863. Abandoned at the end of the U.S. Civil War in 1865.
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Fort Snyder (1) History
Current Status
Markers only on Snyder's Bluff, Warren County, Mississippi
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Location: Snyder's Bluff in Warren County, Mississippi. Maps & Images Lat: 32.49501 Long: -90.79893 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 451
Links:
Visited: 5 Dec 2009
Fort Snyder (1) Picture Gallery
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