From October 6 to October 9, 2024, the Civil War Museum of Kenosha, Wisconsin, is sponsoring a campaign tour of the sites and battlefields connected with the Union Army’s 1863 campaign to capture the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. During this Vicksburg Campaign Tour, the group will visit locations such as Grand Gulf, Port Gibson, Raymond, Champion Hill, the Siege lines of Vicksburg, the USS Cairo Gunboat and Museum, and the Warren County Courthouse.
The tour will be led by Mr. Rick Martin, a 38-year veteran of the National Park service who spent seventeen of those years as Chief of Operations and Chief Ranger.
The tour cost includes the hotel stay in Vicksburg for Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights; all breakfasts, lunches and dinners; motor coach services, tour guide fees, park and museum admissions, and evening programs. A cash-bar is available Monday and Tuesday dinners.
The cost of the tour is: Museum Members $955 per person double occupancy; Museum Members $1180 per person single occupancy; Non-Members $1035 per person double occupancy; Non-Members $1260 per person single occupancy. The deadline to make the down payment of $300 to hold a reservation for the tour is August 1, 2024. Final payment in full will be due by September 3, 2024.
The tour base hotel is the Holiday Inn Express, 4330 South Frontage Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180, 601-634-8777. Attendees are responsible for their own transportation to and from the base hotel.
At registration, please indicate the name of the person with whom you wish to share a room. If you would like help in finding a roommate, please let the museum know at registration and an attempt will be made to find you a roommate. If a roommate cannot be found, the single occupancy rate must be paid.
Reservations for the trip can be made by mail, in person, or by phone at 262-653-4140 with a credit card. The Civil War Museum is located at 5400 1st Avenue.
A full refund will only be issued for a space canceled on or before September 3, 2024 or if the trip is canceled. A full refund will be issued after September 3 only if a suitable replacement can be found for the canceled space.
2024 Vicksburg Campaign Tour Itinerary:
Sunday, October 6
3:00 – 6:00PM Check In at Holiday Inn Express, Vicksburg
6:00 – 7:00PM Welcome Dinner at the Home2 Suites
7:00 – 8:00PM Dinner Program at Home2 Suites with Bess Averett, Executive Director of the Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park
Monday, October 7
Breakfast at Hotel
8:00AM Load Bus
8:30 – 11:30AM Tour Grant’s Canal, Grand Gulf, Ft. Cobun Sites
12:00 – 1:00PM Lunch, The Old Country Store, Lorman, MS
1:00 – 5:00PM Port Gibson and Raymond Battlefield Sites
5:30PM Dinner at Sonny’s BBQ, Clinton MS
7:30PM Return to Hotel
Tuesday, October 8
Breakfast at Hotel
8:00AM Load Bus
8:30 – 11:30PM Battle of Champion Hill Sites
12:00 – 12:30PM Box Lunch at Vicksburg National Military Park
12:30 – 5:00PM Siege of Vicksburg Sites and Cairo Gunboat Museum
5:30 – 7:30PM Dinner at Beechwood Restaurant and Lounge
Wednesday, October 9
Breakfast at Hotel
8:30AM Load Bus
8:30 – 10:30AM Tour Vicksburg City Sites–Pemberton’s HQ
11:00 – 12:00PM Tour Old Courthouse Museum
12:00 – 1PM Lunch Downtown Vicksburg
1:00 – 2:30PM Tour Civil War Museum
2:30 – 3:30PM Driving Tour of Historic Vicksburg
4:00PM Return to Hotel, End of Tour