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 ...

Pemberton surrendered Vicksburg to the Union during the Civil War.Because of the 47-day siege during the Battle of Vicksburg, the city and military occupation that followed the 4th of July was not ...

The couple lived in the house during one of the Civil War’s most important military campaigns. Location: Vicksburg Leaders on both sides of the Civil War realized that winning the battle of ...

A new historical marker was unveiled on the morning of Juneteenth at the Warren County Courthouse. The marker honors Peter ...

I JUS Horses weren’t the only animals that served during the Civil War. There were also camels, including one that is honored in Vicksburg to this day. Douglas Baum was back in the River City on ...

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 National ...

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 National ...

During the Civil War, many American cities and towns were ... During the siege of Vicksburg, a Union gunboat landed in Greenville, which lies north of Vicksburg along the Mississippi River.