Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. this week announced the official kickoff of his re-election campaign, set to take place ...

Smith’s latest book describes the actions around Vicksburg in the context of the 1862-1863 Vicksburg Campaign. The narrative focuses on the Federal assault of the principal Confederate works and ...

specifically the Vicksburg Campaign during the Civil War. Remnants of the USS Cairo illustrate how the Navy aided in the fight for the city, while the resilient structure of Pemberton's ...

Marching men through them was impossible. In a campaign beginning in late 1862, Grant did everything he could think of to get at Vicksburg. First, Grant tried to secure a foothold north of the city.

Vicksburg mayoral candidate Willis Thompson said this week he is hitting the road and heading straight to the people with the ...