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

Facing SSE, at Grant's Canal NPS site, Madison Parish, LA, across the Mississippi River from Vicksburg
View along the length of the preserved canal on the park grounds

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)