Our family enjoyed seeing live & up-close, a boat from the War Between the States. I had seen pictures of these steam boats, but had never seen one. Those who resurfaced and restored this vessel did a nice job. I think it was well worth their money and efforts.

I had read a little about these vessels but had no idea one had been restored until visiting the Vicksburg Memorial. The museum illustrates the history and actions of these vessels and it is good that these remains have been preserved to add impact to our understanding of that time.

This is the only one still even partially available to see. The restoration allows you to see what the boat was like and the museum displays the artifacts found within. A nice end to the driving tour!

The U S S Cairo was a Union Gunboat that hit a torpedo and sank into the muddy water of the Yazoo River during the Vicksburg Campaign of 1863. For years it laid in the mud. It was only rediscovered in the last 50 years. The remnants of the boat were raised and moved to the Vicksburg battlefield, across from... More

Massive display of the U.S.S Cairo ship and artifacts, video of the history of this Military Ship. You can actually walk on this preserved ship and watch the video of the rescue from bottom of Yazoo River

Great learning about ironclads. Great tour! I still don't see how almost 200 men could fit on this ship.

My husband and I visited this museum when we were doing the Vicksburg Battlefield Tour. It is outstanding. Both the display of the actual boat and all the artifacts recovered with it that are inside the museum are excellent!

This is a great little museum/gift shop at the very back of the Vicksburg National Military Park that has a lot of recovered wares pulled out of the Cairo when it was taken from the bottom of the Mississippi River. There is a film you can watch and souvenirs you can buy. Don't miss it if you come to the... More

What a wonderful job they did on this. The museum is well worth the time, there are so many artifacts, cooking utensils, personal effects, weapons, even just the tools and equiment was quite amazing. To think this was the start of our navy vessels is incredible. Walking onboard this great big Ironclad was truely surreal and very humbling knowing what... More