The city was firmly etched into the nation's history after the Civil War Battle of Vicksburg in 1863. A list of events to ...

By Jim Beaugez Under cover of darkness during the early hours of June 7, 1863, an army of 1,500 Confederate troops approached ...

Over the next few years, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History aims to revitalize some of the state's most ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - An architectural firm has been brought on to draw up plans for a new Civil War interpretive center in ...

Christ Episcopal Church, completed in 1843, holds the status of oldest church building in Vicksburg. But the Rev. Sam Godfrey ...

This episode opens with a dramatic account of the turning point of war: the Battle of Gettysburg ... This extended episode then chronicles the fall of Vicksburg, the New York draft riots, the ...

Mississippi is a state rich with history. From the northern corners, to the Delta, to the coast, there are hundreds of historical sites telling the story of the state. Many of these sites, however ...