Port Gibson Battle Site

Infobox_nrhp | name =Port Gibson Battle Site
nrhp_type =nhl


caption =
nearest_city= Port Gibson, Mississippi
locmapin = Mississippi
area = approximately 3400 acres
architect=
architecture=
designated= April 05, 2005cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=-936945406&ResourceType=Site
title=Port Gibson Battle Site |accessdate=2007-10-24|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = April 05, 2005cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = State
refnum=05000461

Port Gibson Battle Site is the location of the Battle of Port Gibson in the American Civil War.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2005.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/05000461.pdf National Historic Landmark Nomination: Battle of Port Gibson / Battle of Thompson's Hill / Battle of Magnolia Hills] |607 KB|date=, 19 |author= |publisher=National Park Service]

An extensive account of the Battle of Port Gibson is available.

There is a separate Registered Historic Place named Port Gibson Battlefield, which was added to the register in 1972. As it has a distinct reference number, it may or may not cover a different area than the area covered by the National Historic Landmark for "Port Gibson Battle Site".

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