America is about to celebrate its 250th anniversary, but there was a time when the nation was divided. The Civil War tore the nation apart, but a battle in Mississippi was a key to restoring the ...

Americans, on July 4th, celebrate the nation’s birthday, when the Continental Congress officially declared that the United States was no longer a British colony, but an independent country. It gained ...

History of Vicksburg National Military Park Battle of Vicksburg The Battle of Vicksburg, otherwise known as the Siege of Vicksburg- happened in Mississippi, Warren County. The Union forces attempted ...

A new Civil War museum is coming to Vicksburg and attendees at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s “History ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. VICKSBURG, Miss. — Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War ...

Celebrations are getting underway Wednesday to celebrate the city of Vicksburg's 200th anniversary.The city started as a French settlement but was incorporated in 1825. The city was firmly etched into ...

Prologue -- Cairo -- River warrior -- Winter fortress -- A tremendous murder mill -- "The battle for the Mississippi" -- "These troublous times" -- Secessionist ...

Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the American Civil War Battle of Vicksburg, waged from May 18 to July 4, 1863. The park, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Delta, Louisiana, also ...

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