When the siege of Vicksburg began, the battle was literally brought to the front doors of residents’ homes. Mortars fell, ...

More than 160 years after Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, echoes of the Civil ...

Mississippi is a state with an abundance of military history, especially in Central Mississippi. Many of the area’s most ...

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