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If you’ve been itching to feel more connected, culturally, spiritually, or emotionally, this Mississippi road trip might be ...
But for reasons unknown, up to 7 feet of riverbed has been scoured away, excavating parts of the 130-foot-long ship not seen ...
War artifacts are typically weapons and uniforms, but occasionally something so strange shows up, that even historians are at ...
The Vicksburg National Military Park today stretches over 1800 acres worth of ravines, woods, and fields. The Vicksburg ...
Today, the 2,500-acre Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the siege, including 1,325 historic monuments ...
“Cashier served in Civil War fighting at Vicksburg, the Red River expedition ... These enclaves have been bastions of art, drag, disco, and sexual liberation, Parlett says. “They have also weathered ...
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 much to see: 1,325 ...
This long-lived Mississippi city is not only home to major moments in American history, but it's also perfect for those interested in more modern attractions.
A new state-of-the-art Civil War interpretive center is long overdue. Gettysburg has one, and Vicksburg needs one.” Built in the 1960s, the visitor center is home to an exhibit with a few choice ...
The Vicksburg National Military Park opened in 1899 on the site of the operation’s major battle to commemorate the campaign and its significance to the war at large. However, as reported by MDAH’s ...