Just as it turned 100 in 2016, America’s National Park Service (NPS) began to officially recognize the contributions that ...

Today, the 2,500-acre Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the siege, including 1,325 historic monuments ...

The Heritage Guild of Vicksburg & Warren County recently asked municipal candidates for Vicksburg’s mayor and Ward 2 alderman for their position on historic preservation. The Heritage Guild is a ...

We’ve rounded up the best Mississippi River cruises for seniors, history buffs and Americana lovers, so you can find your ...

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 ...

This arrival was four days after Grant had secured a foothold on the east side of the Mississippi ... contribution to the literature of the Vicksburg campaign and the role of cavalry in the Civil War, ...

Johnston's experiences during the Civil War ... the first two years of the war, and comprises two "books", one on Johnston's role in operations in Virginia and adjacent areas in 1861-1862, and one on ...

From a barbecue capital in Texas to the site of the first offensive victory for American forces in the Revolutionary War in ...

VICKSBURG — In her third year competing, Miss Capital City Becky Williams was crowned Miss Mississippi 2024 during Saturday night’s final competition held at the Vicksburg Convention Center.

Usually, a civil war is one where all of the fighting takes place within a single country. It occurs when two or more organized groups from the same country clash because of major disagreements ...