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

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) has announced the 2025 Mississippi Historic Site Preservation Grant ...

Vicksburg is home to numerous historical markers, including the site of a significant Civil War battle and the first place Coca-Cola was ever bottled, showcased at the Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum.

On day five we reached Vicksburg, the most northern stop on our journey and site of one of the most pivotal battles in the Civil War. In 1863, Union forces laid siege to Confederate Vicksburg ...

People often don’t realize the revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment, and conservatives in particular downplay its revolutionary nature. American historians have for a long time treated the ...

Mississippi officially commemorates both Robert E. Lee and Martin Luther King Jr. It's beyond time the state stops celebrating Lee, a Confederate who chose treason and human bondage over country.

The American Civil War (1861–1865) remains one of the most defining chapters in the nation’s past, forging our modern ...

American Cruise Lines' Mississippi season officially opens on February 21st aboard the award-winning American Serenade, sailing American's classic 9-Day Lower Mississippi River Cruise from New Orleans ...

Important battles, such as the Siege of Vicksburg, were fought in Mississippi. Because of its strategic position along the Mississippi River, the state was important to both sides during the American ...