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 ...
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A new Civil War Museum is coming to the city of Vicksburg in 2028. Planning and designing are underway for Vicksburg’s newest tourist attraction, an interpretive center. “The ...
Vicksburg National Military Park is receiving over $5 million toward restoring a key monument and removing a building that previously was used as a visitors’ center. Friends of the Vicksburg National ...
BE FORGOTTEN. >> THE TRUTH HAS TO BE TOLD BECAUSE REZ FOR SO LONG, FOLK HAVE BEEN FORCED TO BELIEVE A LIE. >> VISITORS WALK AMONG THE SOIL THAT UNION AND CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS ONCE SHED THEIR SOULS AND ...
DES MOINES --- One hundred and fifty years ago today, scores of Iowans serving in the Union Army were dug in, laying siege to the Mississippi town of Vicksburg. Two assaults, one on May 19, 1863, and ...
Recent ceremonies, including flag-placing and libation rituals, honor the memory of Black soldiers buried in Vicksburg National Cemetery. The soldiers, previously unknown, were identified through ...
Celebrations are getting underway Wednesday to celebrate the city of Vicksburg's 200th anniversary.The city started as a French settlement but was incorporated in 1825. The city was firmly etched into ...
One of the pivotal battles of the Civil War is the topic of the next meeting of the Rochester Civil War Round Table at 7 p.m. March 14 at the History Center of Olmsted County, 1195 West Circle Drive ...
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 ...