Mississippi alone saw many Civil War battles, including: Located in Guntown, this battlefield was the location of a significant Confederate victory and saw over 12,000 men engaged in battle.

Strategically located on the Mississippi River ... It was the second-bloodiest battle of the Civil War after Gettysburg, which had taken place two months earlier. The Confederate victory set ...

During the Civil War, Mississippi cities, including Vicksburg and Corinth, played crucial roles in battle. Here are eight ...

(AP) — Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history ... “But none of the battles like we are learning now.

Ulysses S. Grant, future president of the United States, fought his first battle of the Civil War near the now-flooded town of Belmont in Mississippi County. According to American Battlefield ...

home of one of the most influential battles of the Civil War. It's outcome in April 1862 led to the eventual invasion of Mississippi in the war's Western Theater by General U.S. Grant, as he and ...

Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history ... “But none of the battles like we are learning now. I didn’t feel ...

The late Civil War historian Ed Bearrs called ... It is the final major act in the trans-Mississippi." Other events, including a battle reenactment, have been held this fall at Fort Davidson ...

(AP) — Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history ... “But none of the battles like we are learning now.