Cairo Museum, Vicksburg

[Erich~]

will visit hopefully this September but a question. is the Museum solely dedicated to the Cairo or to the Union gun ships that participated in the Battle-Siege for Vicksburg as well ?

 

[bradford011]

It's been a LONG time since I was there - and it wasn't a fun trip. My grandfather and I were to go and spend two days there but my step-grandmother insisted on coming and complained the entire trip. We only had a few hours and it was one of my more miserable vacations...

I do remember USS CAIRO but IIRC there wasn't much about the other ships, especially CSN ARKANSAS.

 

[BrianB]

The museum is pretty much 100% devoted to the USS Cairo. About the only non-Cairo materials there are books in the gift shop.

The USS Cairo is right outside the museum. I saw it about a month or so ago. I am depressed every time I see it at further signs of deterioration....

 

[bdtex]

will visit hopefully this September but a question. is the Museum solely dedicated to the Cairo or to the Union gun ships that participated in the Battle-Siege for Vicksburg as well ?

My recollection from my visit in February is that it is strictly a USS Cairo museum. I also seem to recall there are some other naval artifacts in the Old Courthouse Museum in Vicksburg.

 

[Booklady]

Here is some information on the Cairo and how it was found and restored. This one general link leads to a number of other links, including photos of the Cairo and artifacts in the museum. The park rangers who work in the Cairo museum can also speak to other ironclads when you are there for your visit.
https://www.nps.gov/vick/u-s-s-cairo-gunboat.htm

 

[Booklady]

The Old Depot Museum also has lots and lots of models of ships that were involved in the battles and siege. IIRC many of them are Confederate vessels, but you can check out the museum's website here:
http://www.vicksburgbattlefieldmuseum.net/

 

[Erich~]

will do, we will be in the region for a couple days....

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

is the Museum solely dedicated to the Cairo

As others have said, it's all about the USS Cairo, but well worth a visit !

Here are a couple of threads you may enjoy:

https://civilwartalk.com/threads/u-s-s-cairo-at-vicksburg-national-military-park.92981/

https://civilwartalk.com/threads/uss-cairo-small-arms.123428/#post-1307831