Vicksburg has an interesting history when it comes to celebrating Independence Day.It was not until the end of World War II in 1945 that the River City celebrated the holiday with the rest of 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 ...

Runners and walkers filled Vicksburg National Military Park this weekend for the 47th annual Run Thru History. The event is a signature community fitness event that doubles as a moving tour through ...

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 ...

Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2024. Pp. xxv, 535. Illus., maps, appends, notes, biblio., index. $54.95. ISBN:0700636552 Grant's Blitz that Isolated Vicksburg ...

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 ...

Readers expecting to experience the Vicksburg Campaign through a pre-adolescent’s rough-honed grammar will pleasantly encounter a fast-flowing and well-written historical tale in Fred Grant at ...

Mississippi is a state rich with history. From the northern corners, to the Delta, to the coast, there are hundreds of historical sites telling the story of the state. Many of these sites, however, do ...

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