In the first teaser for Jason Momoa's new Hawaiian history series 'Chief of War', the actor plays a warrior with a prophecy to fulfill as the fight breaks out between White settlers and Hawaiian ...

On May 19, 1863, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant attempted to take the Confederate stronghold at Vicksburg, Mississippi.

The Origin of Cinco de Mayo. Subsequent to its internecine War of Reform in 1858, Mexico was dead broke, so newly-elected President Benito Juárez decided to suspend all foreign debt payments for ...

VICKSBURG, Mich. — It didn't take long for Vicksburg to instill its will on its most recent foe Thursday night, as the Bulldogs took it to the Beavers of Harper Creek, defeating the visitors 18 ...

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Louisiana had the highest number of Black troops in the war, with approximately 24,000 Black men fighting, Lee told those in attendance. “The U.S.C.T. helped win the war, but Louisiana led the ...

The River City is getting some good recognition.The Vicksburg Convention & Visitors Bureau said the city has been nominated as one of the top 15 best historical small towns in the nation.Newsweek's ...

Vicksburg has an interesting history when it comes to celebrating Independence Day.It was not until the end of World War II in 1945 that the River City celebrated the holiday with the rest of the ...

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 ...

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Mississippi families honor recently identified Black soldiers at Civil War battlefield Vicksburg National Cemetery holds over 18,000 graves, including those of more than 5,500 Black soldiers.

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 ...