Visiting Civil War sites. ... Md., with Gettysburg, Pa., and Vicksburg, Miss., taking their turns in 2013. But you don't need to wait until the actual anniversary to visit a specific Civil War site.

With new museums on the way, the 150th anniversary of the Civil War nearing and continuous refinement of marketing and advertising efforts by the Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, those in the ...

VICKSBURG, Miss. — Visitors will find this Mississippi river city much more welcoming than did Ohioans Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman 150 years ago this summer. Although overshadowed by ...

The city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the scene of a Civil War siege from May 18 to July 4, 1863. The 47-day standoff for the city was also waged for control of the Mississippi River.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi is a state with an abundance of military history, especially in Central Mississippi. Many of the area’s most visited military sites relate to the Civil War.

Ken Burns, whose landmark documentary on the Civil War established him as one of its quintessential authorities, thinks there’s no better way to get a sense of the Civil War than to visit its ...

The wide-ranging war -- Other Civil War sites Summary Features ten different multi-day itineraries that lead visitors through every major campaign site, as well as lesser-known venues in unlikely ...

Civil War casualties in Vicksburg remembered at 150-year anniversary. admin. May. 26, 2013 12:00 pm. ... Iowa in the Civil War. Served in the Union: 76,534. Medal of Honor recipients: 51.

RAYMOND, Mississippi -- John Saporito was raised in the South and has Confederate ancestors, but he proudly wears the blue uniform of the Union as he travels to Civil War sites to help re-enact ...

No matter how compelling a Ken Burns documentary can be, nothing beats standing on a Civil War battlefield for bearing witness to those four bloody years.Slideshow: See the best Civil War sites ...

Ken Burns, whose landmark documentary on the Civil War established him as one of its quintessential authorities, thinks there’s no better way to get a sense of the Civil War than to visit its ...