Delta Blues Odyssey . . . Oddments and Miscellaneous, Part 5

This is it . . . the final installment for our Delta Blues Odyssey. While this entry does not pertain to "the Blues," it does cover the Blues and Grays. We set aside one full day to tour the Vicksburg National Military Park, as Screamin' Killer Davis and Little Jailhouse Gumbo had never had their National Park Passports stamped there.

The Memorial Arch at the entrance.

Battery De Golyer . . .

Inside the impressive Illinois Monument . . .

The Wisconsin Monument had been vandalized in large spray painted letters (that have been treated but are still somewhat visible) that read something akin to "Jesus is coming. Repent now." Evidently the statue thought Screamin' Killer was up to no good.

Reflecting upon the African American Monument.

Statue of Grant near the location of his headquarters.

This tunnel was dug by Union troops to avoid exposure to Confederate fire.

The Navy Monument . . .

The U.S.S. Cairo, which was sunk in the Yazoo River in December, 1862 . . . a good deal before the Siege of Vicksburg (May 18 to July 4, 1863).

The site of Pemberton's surrender to Grant.

Kentucky Confederate Monument . . .

Reconciliation? at the Kentucky Monument . . .

And so, to quote Roberto Durán . . . "No mas, no mas."