“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.

The siege of Vicksburg lasted from May 18 to Jul 4, 1863, when Union General Ulysses S. Grant claimed it and blocked the Confederate use of the Mississippi River.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Civil War, the Siege of Vicksburg was one of the most important victories for the union in the American Civil War, writes Aaron O'Neil at Statistica, as it helped give them control of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...