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 events and importance of the campaign for Vicksburg seem to be overshadowed by the battle at Gettysburg, Pa., which was fought July 1-3, 1863 — the final days of the Vicksburg siege.

THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG.; AFFAIRS PROGRESSING FAVORABLY. Our Total Loss thus Far Not Over Seven Thousand. Arrival of Admiral Farragut with Additional Gunboats.

THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG.; A Vigorous Cannonading Kept Up. JOE JOHNSTON NOT HEARD FROM. Share full article. June 30, 1863. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

This 1888 chromolithograph commemorates the 25th anniversary of the surrender of Vicksburg, which took place on July 4, 1863 after a 47-day siege by Union forces commanded by General Grant. Vicksburg ...

A Vicious Siege on Vicksburg. Marching through Mississippi, Ulysses S. Grant focused his efforts on the city of Vicksburg. Surrounding and firing upon the city for weeks on end, he forced its ...

During a ceremony held Saturday outside the Community Development Building on South Street, a group came together to witness ...

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 encrypted, six-line message was dated July 4, 1863, the date of Pemberton's surrender to Union forces led by Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Siege of Vicksburg in what historians say was a ...

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