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 ...

The new cyclorama, representing the assault upon Vicksburg, May 23. 1863, by the forces of Grant in co-operation with the fleet of gunboats under Porter, was exhibited to invited guests at the ...

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 ...

Object Details depicted Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) maker Kurz & Allison-Art Studio Description Capitalizing on the success of Civil War-related artwork during the 1880s and 90s, the ...

A blend of history, art, dining, and the great outdoors makes Vicksburg, ... Catch Up On Civil War History. The Siege of Vicksburg in 1863 played a major role in the outcome of the Civil War.

Art will meet history at 2 p.m. when, in conjunction with the Mississippi Museum of Art exhibition "Civil War Drawings from the Becker Collection," Gen. Parker Hills will use the audio-visual ...

At right is “Fourth Minnesota Regiment Entering Vicksburg, July 4, 1863” by Francis D. Millet. (Pioneer ... But a letter calling to keep the Civil War art in the Capitol from state Rep ...

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 ...