Grant's Canal (at Vicksburg)
In Madison Parish, Louisiana

Facing S, at Grant's Canal NPS site, Madison Parish, LA, across the Mississippi River from Vicksburg

A man-made channel built to change the course of the Mississippi River, but the project was abandoned before completion
Constructed by 3,000+ Federal soldiers between June 27, 1862 and late March, 1863

This battlefield locale is not a National Park Service Tour Stop
Guide To The Vicksburg Campaign, The U.S. Army War College Guides To Civil War Battles - Vicksburg Campaign Phase 1 Tour Stop 2

National Park Service (NPS) Signage

(Photograph by John C. Sanders, October 10, 2006)