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Smith’s latest book describes the actions around Vicksburg in the context of the 1862-1863 Vicksburg Campaign. The narrative focuses on the Federal assault of the principal Confederate works and ...
Members of AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps were informed Tuesday that they would exit the program early “due to ...
specifically the Vicksburg Campaign during the Civil War. Remnants of the USS Cairo illustrate how the Navy aided in the fight for the city, while the resilient structure of Pemberton's ...
The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on July 4, 1863, proved a crucial turning point of the Civil War, although it took Union forces nearly seven months to capture the city. Dr. Chris Mackowski, ...
The final round of campaign finance reports – and the first for challengers to offices – are due to the Vicksburg City Clerk’s office May 25 for the June 3, municipal election. Following qualifying ...
The Mississippi Development Authority announced Thursday, March 27, that Vicksburg Shipyard is establishing vessel repair and maintenance operations in Vicksburg. The project, according to the MDA ...
Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 2023. Pp. xxviii, 526. Illus., maps, appends, notes, biblio., index. $49.95. ISBN: 0700635661 Grant’s Unsuccessful Winter and ...
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - An architectural firm has been brought on to draw up plans for a new Civil War interpretive center in Vicksburg. Last month, the Mississippi Department of Archives and ...