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 ...

After entering the park, just downhill to the left and covered with a large outdoor tent, is the most amazing Civil War relic I have ... leaving the Port of Vicksburg high and dry.

VICKSBURG, Miss. -- From Civil War battlefields, antebellum homes and historical museums to outdoors adventures, Delta blues and riverboat casinos, tourists are attracted to Vicksburg for myriad ...

Vicksburg NMP includes 1,325 historic monuments and markers, ... Yes, Vicksburg NMP provides visitors the opportunity to learn more about the Civil War battle for control of the Mississippi River.

the surrender of Vicksburg to Union forces under Gen. U.S. Grant this weekend. During the program, which offers park visitors an up-close view of the lives of Civil War soldiers, the cannon is ...

This week marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War ... of the Vicksburg National Military Park, which commemorates the campaign, siege and defense of Vicksburg. The city's surrender ...

RICHMOND, Va. — A glass vial stopped with a cork during the Civil War has been opened, revealing a coded message to the desperate Confederate commander in Vicksburg on the day the Mississippi ...

Garry Adelman of the American Battlefield Trust described the motivations and events that occurred during the Battle of Gettysburg and the significance of the Siege of Vicksburg on the Civil War.

A Vicksburg man's goal to collect guns from the Civil War period grew into a larger project when he discovered a bill of sale for a 7-year-old girl. Then, his goal became a quest to give people a ...