VICKSBURG, Miss. — 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 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 ...

The American Battlefield Trust has added to its ever-growing video arsenal with the Vicksburg Driving Tour, a two-hour, historian-led exploration of Vicksburg National Military Park. From the Memorial ...

Events June 4-6: The Middle Passage, the Battle of Vicksburg and Whales This week, hear stories of the slave trade, learn about one of the Civil War’s most pivotal battles and discover ...

The Battle of Vicksburg was one of the most significant battles in the entirety of the American Civil War.

Muskets popped, cannons boomed and all around Vicksburg men and women dressed in 1700s costumes gave a living history lesson at a Revolutionary War re-enactment Saturday and Sunday.

“Vicksburg 1863” By Winston Groom Alfred A. Knopf, 482 pages, $30 For fans of dramatic, game-changing Civil War battles won by a combination of deft genius, gallantry and gumption, the … ...

Vicksburg is no stranger to history buffs. People travel from all over the world to visit the Vicksburg National Military Park, the site of the critical battle that helped shape the United States ...

Gettysburg, Vicksburg change course of Civil War while draft leads to riots, ridicule and 54th Mass. fights and dies for glory Published: Jul. 01, 2013, 10:00 a.m.