The Heritage Guild of Vicksburg & Warren County recently asked municipal candidates for Vicksburg’s mayor and Ward 2 alderman ...

survived Union shelling during the Civil War. Just over 40 miles west of Jackson and perched on the bluffs of the Mississippi River, the small city of Vicksburg offers an experience with equal ...

Games Car rental Visit Mississippi's massive Vicksburg National Military Park — it covers more than 1,700 acres just two miles from Vicksburg — to relive a pivotal battle in the Civil War. There's ...

Many of the area’s most visited military sites relate to ... troops’ capture of Vicksburg during the Civil War, rebel forces retreated to Jackson, central Mississippi’s last remaining ...

Florida did not sit out of the Civil War. In fact, it was the third state to secede from the union, after South Carolina and Mississippi ... Louisiana by the fall of Vicksburg, it sucked Florida ...

This unique experience offers an up-close look at authentic gear and period-accurate equipment, helping us - and you - identify relics found while metal detecting Civil War sites. These reenactors ...

by Civil War standards, bloodless. The Confederacy spared no expense defending cities like Richmond and Petersburg in Virginia; Charleston, South Carolina; and Vicksburg, Mississippi ...

Many museums and historic sites in Mississippi are dedicated to the ... Where: 140 Lower Woodville Road, Natchez. Why: The Civil War halted construction on what would have been one the most ...

Below are 10 Civil War Sites, each steeped in a legacy that echoes ... placing the Civil War’s opening act in a broader military context. Vicksburg’s strategic position along the Mississippi River ...

(WLBT) - A new Civil War ... city of Vicksburg in 2028. Planning and designing are underway for Vicksburg’s newest tourist attraction, an interpretive center. “The Vicksburg Military Park is the most ...

I listened to the silvery chorus of cicadas as I drove past the kudzu-covered outskirts of Vicksburg, Mississippi ... a crucial turning point in the Civil War. The fall of Vicksburg split the ...

The Mississippi River is one of the ... Afterwards, you’ll be taken to Natchez and Vicksburg for sightseeing and exploring ...