A silent witness to most of Vicksburg’s 200-year history is in serious danger of extinction. It is the house at 1414 Grove ...

With Louisiana’s militias off fighting in Virginia and Tennessee, the job of defending the Crescent City fell to two forts ...

History: Florida paid dearly for its role in the Civil War, winding up both broken and broke for years afterward ...

Baton Rouge is lovely. It's also centrally located for so many day trip adventures! Check out these 5 options for short getaways that depart from Louisiana's capital city.

What are the connections between wealthy plantation owner Adam Bingaman, barber and diarist William Johnson, trainer Ben ...

One such story revisits the notorious “Vicksburg Gamblers,” a group of rowdy card players who disrupted a Fourth of July ...

Old Post Files is a regular feature within the pages of The Vicksburg Post’s print edition and digital e-edition. This ...

Bradley Smith, a doctoral student at the University of Alabama, has been named the 2025 Religion in Mississippi History Research Fellow.

The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on July 4, 1863, proved a crucial turning point of the Civil War, although it took Union forces nearly seven months to capture the city. Dr. Chris Mackowski, ...

The March meeting of the Rufus Barringer Civil War Round Table will be held on Thursday, April 17, at 7 p.m., at the Civic Club, on the corner of Pennsylvania ...