Pemberton's Headquarters
United States historic place in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Built 1834. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Pemberton's Headquarters, also known as the Willis-Cowan House, is a historic house museum at 1018 Crawford Street in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Built in 1836, it served as the headquarters for Confederate General John C. Pemberton during most of the 47-day Siege of Vicksburg. It was also the site where Pemberton surrendered the city to U.S. Major General Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, 1863. The house is owned by the National Park Service and is open to the public as part of Vicksburg National Military Park. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1018 Crawford St., Vicksburg, MS |
| County | Warren County |
| Listed | Jul 23, 1970 |
| Reference number | 70000319 |
| Built | 1834 |
| Type of place | house |
| Style | Greek Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 1018 Crawford St., Vicksburg, MS |
| Coordinates | 32.34841, -90.87775 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Vicksburg National Military Park · 2 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Rocky Springs Campground, Milepost 54.8 19 mi · Delta National Forest - Camping 29 mi |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000319. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.