Pemberton's Headquarters

Pemberton's Headquarters
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Pemberton's Headquarters in 2008
Location	1018 or 1020 Crawford Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Coordinates	32°20′53.68″N 90°52′39.53″W / 32.3482444°N 90.8776472°WCoordinates: 32°20′53.68″N 90°52′39.53″W / 32.3482444°N 90.8776472°W
Built	1836
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP Reference #	70000319
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 23, 1970[1]
Designated NHL	December 8, 1976[2]

Pemberton's Headquarters, also known as Willis-Cowan House, is a two-story brick house that served as the headquarters for Confederate General John C. Pemberton during most of the 47-day siege of Vicksburg, and the site where he decided to surrender the city to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, 1863.

During the 1960s the building housed a kindergarten associated with Vicksburg Catholic School (St. Francis Xavier Academy Kindergarten).

The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.^[2][3]

The historic house museum is part of Vicksburg National Military Park, and is located at 1018 or 1020 Crawford Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

References

1. National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Pemberton's Headquarters". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
3. Blanche Higgins Schroer (August 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Pemberton's Headquarters / Willis-Cowan House" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 1951, 1970, and c.1900. (1.86 MB)

External links

• Pemberton's Headquarters - Vicksburg National Military Park