VICKSBURG, Miss. — Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history. As a small Black girl, she would walk to school through Vicksburg ...
The 150th anniversary of the Civil War Battle of Vicksburg was celebrated Friday.The U.S. Navy Band performed at Vicksburg Military Park.It was the first in a series of concerts over the weekend to ...
As the 150th anniversary of Vicksburg's surrender to Union forces in the Civil War arrives Thursday, people remember the thousands of lives lost in the battle.A total of 19,233 candlers filled the ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Garry Adelman of the American Battlefield Trust described the motivations and events that occurred during the Battle of Gettysburg and the ...
A Vicksburg man's goal to collect guns from the Civil War period grew into a larger project when he discovered a bill of sale for a 7-year-old girl. Then, his goal became a quest to give people a ...
A charity has given Minecraft players the chance to relive a historical moment in the Civil War by recreating the Battle of Vicksburg brick by brick. Years after release, Mojang's sandbox title is ...