U.S.S. Cairo Museum, Vicksburg: See 1,061 reviews, articles, and 323 photos of U.S.S. Cairo Museum, ranked No.2 on TripAdvisor among 40 attractions in Vicksburg.
The U.S.S. Cairo was one of seven ironclad gunboats named in honor of towns along the upper Mississippi and Ohio rivers. These powerful ironclads were formidable vessels, each mounting thirteen big guns (cannon). On them rested in large part, Northern hopes to regain control of the lower Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
U.S.S. Cairo Museum, Vicksburg: See 1,061 reviews, articles, and 323 photos of U.S.S. Cairo Museum, ranked No.2 on TripAdvisor among 40 attractions in Vicksburg.
The U.S.S. Cairo was one of seven ironclad gunboats named in honor of towns along the upper Mississippi and Ohio rivers. These powerful ironclads were formidable vessels, each mounting thirteen big guns (cannon). On them rested in large part, Northern hopes to regain control of the lower Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
