- Joined
- Apr 8, 2018
- Location
- Coffeeville, TX
The figure that I have read is that only about 25% of the Vicksburg Battlefield retains it's original Civil War topography. This is due to changes made after the battle by Union forces, farming and primarily by the WPA in the 1930's in an effort to improve the Park. Also, the very nature of the loess type soil tends to make the ground unstable. When you hear the phrase "Did you feel the earth move", in Vicksburg it is a literal truth.
I'm pretty sure the city's topography favors the defender a lot more now than in 1863.