CONFEDERATE RIFLE PITS

These are the Rifle Pits which guard the rear of the Lower Battery and encompass two gun emplacements. These are some of the best preserved Confederate Rifle Pits due to the remote location and the presevation efforts of the Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.

                  

During the April 29, 1863 bombardment of Grand Gulf the rifle pits to your lefe were held by the 6th Missouri (Confederate).

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