“The Vicksburg National Military Park was created to memorialize the events of the soldiers that fought and really became a ...

Vicksburg National Military Park in Mississippi is receiving over $5 million toward restoring a key Civil War monument and removing a building that previously was used as a visitors’ center.

Newsweek's Reader's Choice Awards put Vicksburg on their list. From its stately homes to Civil War battlegrounds, visitors can experience many of Vicksburg's historical assets. One of the most famous ...

Robert Major Walker had a long record of service as a Mississippi NAACP leader, Warren County supervisor, Vicksburg mayor and chief administrative officer for the city of Jackson.

Ultimately, Vicksburg was the battle that solidified Grant's reputation as the Union's most capable general. Today no general would ever be permitted to fail as often as Grant did, but in the end he ...

Vicksburg National Military Park covers 1,815 acres, and is about a 45-mile drive west from Jackson. The park “commemorates one of the most decisive campaigns of the Civil War, the 1863 Siege of ...

Union forces waged a long campaign to conquer Vicksburg and gain control of the lower Mississippi River. The effort culminated in a concentrated military attack that started May 18, 1863, and a siege ...

Douglas Baum was back in the River City on Friday with his family’s camels to tell the story of “Old Douglas,” the only camel to die in action during the Civil War. July 4 marked the final day of the ...

Many were slow, painful, methodical, determined drives. Two conflicts specifically come to mind: The Battle of Vicksburg in the Civil War and breaking out in Normandy during World War II.

Vicksburg National Military Park covers 1,815 acres, and is about a 45-mile drive west from Jackson. The park “commemorates one of the most decisive campaigns of the Civil War, the 1863 Siege of ...

Vicksburg National Military Park covers 1,815 acres, and is about a 45-mile drive west from Jackson. The park “commemorates one of the most decisive campaigns of the Civil War, the 1863 Siege of ...