"Vicksburg 1863" (Alfred A. Knopf, 496 pages, $30), by Winston Groom: Many books have examined the Union siege of Vicksburg, Miss., over the years, but that's no reason Winston Groom should not lend ...

July 1863 could easily be called the month that won the Civil War. Three vital battles were fought or ended that month and the results were enormous for the country. At Vicksburg, Mississippi, on July ...

Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2020. Pp. xx, 48. Illus., maps, appends, notes, index. $34.95. ISBN: 0700629068 Grant Attempts to Storm Vicksburg Timothy B. Smith’s latest book describes the ...

The 150th anniversary of the Civil War Battle of Vicksburg was celebrated Friday.The U.S. Navy Band performed at Vicksburg Military Park.It was the first in a series of concerts over the weekend to ...

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Rain played an essential role in The Battle of Jackson, which was fought 162 years ago today in Jackson, Mississippi, as part of the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. After the hard-fought ...

This year’s July 4th celebrations will be different than years past as our country continues to battle through the COVID-19 pandemic. There are some lessons we can learn if we look back to July 4, ...

Dr. John B. Rice of Lower Sandusky became a famous surgeon and also served the community as a congressman. His skills as a doctor and surgeon were put to valuable use serving with the 72nd Ohio ...