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New Civil War museum coming to Vicksburg

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A new Civil War Museum is coming to the city of Vicksburg in 2028. Planning and designing are underway for Vicksburg’s newest tourist attraction, an interpretive center. “The ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Black Civil War soldiers honored, name by name, at Vicksburg battlefield

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 Vicksburg ...
WAPT

Monument to Black soldiers who fought in the Civil War stands at Vicksburg National Park

BE FORGOTTEN. >> THE TRUTH HAS TO BE TOLD BECAUSE REZ FOR SO LONG, FOLK HAVE BEEN FORCED TO BELIEVE A LIE. >> VISITORS WALK AMONG THE SOIL THAT UNION AND CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS ONCE SHED THEIR SOULS AND ...
Fox News

Mississippi families honor recently identified Black soldiers at Civil War battlefield

Recent ceremonies, including flag-placing and libation rituals, honor the memory of Black soldiers buried in Vicksburg National Cemetery. The soldiers, previously unknown, were identified through ...
WAPT

Events begin to celebrate Vicksburg's bicentennial

Celebrations are getting underway Wednesday to celebrate the city of Vicksburg's 200th anniversary.The city started as a French settlement but was incorporated in 1825. The city was firmly etched into ...
Post-Bulletin

Civil War group to take another look at Vicksburg

One of the pivotal battles of the Civil War is the topic of the next meeting of the Rochester Civil War Round Table at 7 p.m. March 14 at the History Center of Olmsted County, 1195 West Circle Drive ...
Newsday

Black soldiers are honored, name by name, at a Civil War battlefield

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 Vicksburg ...