Show oen gen stephen D lee A movement which has tho the sympathy and a lid aid of tho the south as well as the north Is that to secure Vicks burge historic battleground battle battlo ground as a national military park it Is remark remarkable ablo to note that though tho the movement originated in tho the minds of northern men stephen D lw iao who won the rank of general by tits lla gallant defense of vicksburg vicks b U g was elected president of tho the park elation on the site elto of the park was fought ono one of tho the most terrific struggles recorded in history it lasted for ty seven dap occupying occupy the extreme north end of the battlefield la Is the national cemetery where 16 union pol nol diers are burled buried tho the proposed pork park comprises between and GOO 1000 acres of land and la is possessed of almost unlimited landscape possibilities |