More than 17,000 of them fought for the Union in the Civil War, including more than 5,500 Black soldiers, designated by the U.S. War Department in 1863 as United States Colored Troops.

Vicksburg National Military Park was established in 1899 at the battleground. It commemorates the siege and its role in the Civil War, as well as those who fought.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A new Civil War Museum is coming to the city of Vicksburg in 2028. Planning and designing are underway for Vicksburg’s newest tourist attraction, an interpretive center.

Thelma Sims Dukes, right, and her niece Sara Sims, second from left, place American flags by the graves of soldiers of the U.S. 1st Mississippi Infantry in Vicksburg National Cemetery on Feb. 14.

“The Vicksburg National Military Park was created to memorialize the events of the soldiers that fought and really became a turning point in the American Civil War at Vicksburg. The Campaign for ...

Vicksburg National Military Park in Mississippi is receiving over $5 million toward restoring a key Civil War monument and removing a building that previously was used as a visitors’ center.

VICKSBURG, Miss. — Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history. As a small Black girl, she would walk to school through ...

Mississippi families honor recently identified Black soldiers at Civil War battlefield Vicksburg National Cemetery holds over 18,000 graves, including those of more than 5,500 Black soldiers ...

Vicksburg National Military Park was established in 1899 at the battleground. It commemorates the siege and its role in the Civil War, as well as those who fought.

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history. As a small Black girl, she would walk to school ...