Fort Pemberton in Greenwood, Mississippi

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Fort Pemberton

US 82, Greenwood, MS, USA

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Site of the fort at which Grant's gunboats, bound for Vicksburg early in 1863, were halted by fort batteries and by the sunken hull of the “Star of the West” in channel.

Last updated: 6/17/2009 10:15:00