As America heads toward its 250th anniversary, Vicksburg is revisiting the July 4, 1863 surrender that changed history.

Explore Vicksburg National Military Park, a key Civil War site in Mississippi where a 47-day battle helped reunite a divided nation.

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After weeks of immediate siege at the end of a yearlong campaign, the Siege of Vicksburg ended on July 4, 1863. One hundred and fifty years ago, Confederate Gen. John C. Pemberton surrendered the city ...

This July 4 marks the 150th anniversary of one of the greatest military victories of the Civil War, the siege and capture of Vicksburg, Miss., by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his army containing ...

Few Southern cities pack as much history, character, and charm into one destination as Vicksburg, Mississippi. Perched high ...

"Vicksburg 1863" (Alfred A. Knopf, 496 pages, $30), by Winston Groom: Many books have examined the Union siege of Vicksburg, Miss., over the years, but that's no reason Winston Groom should not lend ...

VICKSBURG, Miss. — The Siege of Vicksburg was all about the Mississippi River. Whoever controlled Vicksburg controlled the river, and whoever controlled the river was going to win the Civil War.

Vicksburg, MS, is perhaps best known for its Civil War significance, but the modern visiting experience is far more layered. Spend a day or two here, and you’ll discover the hospitality and creativity ...

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