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Old Post Files is a regular feature within the pages of The Vicksburg Post’s print edition and digital e-edition. This ...
Mississippi is a state with an abundance of military history, especially in Central Mississippi. Many of the area’s most ...
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1863: A Civil War Rain Delay
A rain delay played an essential role in The Battle of Jackson, which was fought 162 years ago today in Jackson, Mississippi, ...
More than 160 years after Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, echoes of the Civil ...
survived Union shelling during the Civil War. Just over 40 miles west of Jackson and perched on the bluffs of the Mississippi River, the small city of Vicksburg offers an experience with equal ...