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Events begin to celebrate Vicksburg's bicentennial
The city was firmly etched into the nation's history after the Civil War Battle of Vicksburg in 1863. A list of events to ...
Transgender soldiers date to the Civil War
Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...
Architects hired to design $80M Civil War interpretive center in Vicksburg
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - An architectural firm has been brought on to draw up plans for a new Civil War interpretive center in ...
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UNSUNG HEROES: On the trail of the U.S. Colored Troops in Vicksburg
By Jim Beaugez Under cover of darkness during the early hours of June 7, 1863, an army of 1,500 Confederate troops approached ...
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'I Wanted to Do My Part': Women as Soldiers in Civil War America
Military records reveal that women fought—and died—in all the major battles of the Civil War, participating in clashes in Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Shiloh, and Vicksburg ...
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About The Era
The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places ... and the state of Missouri sent 39 regiments to fight in the siege of Vicksburg: 17 to the Confederacy and twenty-two to the Union.
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MDAH retells history through updates at Windsor Ruins, Vicksburg, Jefferson College and more
welcomes thousands of visitors each year who want to immerse themselves in the history of the Siege of Vicksburg and explore the town that was pivotal in the Civil War. Currently, the park's ...