query: where was the battle of vicksburg held?

title: Vicksburg, Mississippi

text: vessel USCGC Kickapoo. The City of Vicksburg is served by the Vicksburg-Warren School District. "The Vicksburg Post", formerly the "Vicksburg Evening Post", is a family-owned daily paper. It operates in facilities in a shopping center off I-20. AM Station FM Station Vicksburg, Mississippi Vicksburg is the only city in, and county seat of, Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is located northwest of New Orleans at the confluence of the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, and due west of Jackson, the state capital. It is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from the state of Louisiana. The

title: Vicksburg-Warren School District

text: Vicksburg-Warren School District The Vicksburg-Warren School District (VWSD) is a public school district based in Vicksburg, Mississippi (USA). The district's boundaries parallel that of Warren County. In 1987 the Vicksburg city school district and the Warren County school district combined into a single district. There were a total of 9,048 students enrolled in the Vicksburg-Warren School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 60.97% African American, 36.83% White, 1.37% Hispanic, 0.74% Asian, and 0.09% Native American. 59.9% of the district's students were

title: Vicksburg-Warren School District

text: eligible to receive free lunch. Vicksburg-Warren School District The Vicksburg-Warren School District (VWSD) is a public school district based in Vicksburg, Mississippi (USA). The district's boundaries parallel that of Warren County. In 1987 the Vicksburg city school district and the Warren County school district combined into a single district. There were a total of 9,048 students enrolled in the Vicksburg-Warren School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 60.97% African American, 36.83% White, 1.37% Hispanic, 0.74% Asian, and 0.09% Native American. 59.9%

title: Siege of Vicksburg

text: the Confederacy split in two. President Lincoln famously announced, "The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea." Union casualties for the battle and siege of Vicksburg were 4,835; Confederate were 32,697 (29,495 surrendered). The full campaign, since March 29, claimed 10,142 Union and 9,091 Confederate killed and wounded. In addition to his surrendered men, Pemberton turned over to Grant 172 cannons and 50,000 rifles. Folk tradition holds that the Fourth of July (Independence Day) holiday was not celebrated by Vicksburg until World War II. This claim is false, for large Independence Day celebrations were held as early as

title: Siege of Vicksburg

text: action on Pemberton's request, directing Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor to "do something" in favor of the Vicksburg garrison. Taylor commanded the District of Western Louisiana and developed a three-pronged campaign against Grant's three supply depots. All three of Taylor's assaults were defeated (see Battle of Milliken's Bend, Battle of Young's Point and Battle of Lake Providence). In response to the growing Confederate activity in the area, Grant decided to dispatch troops from the Vicksburg trenches across the river. The presence of Maj. Gen. John G. Walker's Confederate division on the Louisiana side was of particular concern; its presence could possibly

title: Siege of Vicksburg

text: 1907. The works around Vicksburg are now maintained by the National Park Service as part of Vicksburg National Military Park. The park, located in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Delta, Louisiana (flanking the Mississippi River), also commemorates the greater Vicksburg Campaign which led up to the battle. Reconstructed forts and trenches evoke memories of the 47-day siege that ended in the surrender of the city. Victory here and at Port Hudson, farther south in Louisiana, gave the Union control of the Mississippi River. The park includes 1,325 historic monuments and markers, of historic trenches and earthworks, a tour road, a walking trail,

title: USS Vicksburg (CG-69)

text: cruise, "Vicksburg" was assigned to the battle group, which was stationed off the coast of Montenegro. "Vicksburg" participated in Operation Deny Flight and Operation Provide Promise, serving as an airspace command and control platform. In May 1994, "Vicksburg" participated in NATO's "Dynamic Impact 94" exercise in the western Mediterranean, and in August 1994 "Vicksburg" joined Operation Able Vigil, helping to intercept Cuban migrants crossing the Florida Straits. In March 2003, she was assigned to Naval Surface Group Two. On 16 February 2007, "Vicksburg" was awarded the 2006 Battle "E" award. . She was part of Carrier Strike Group Twelve, which

title: Siege of Vicksburg

text: two antebellum homes, 144 emplaced cannons, the restored gunboat USS "Cairo" (sunk on December 12, 1862, on the Yazoo River), and the Grant's Canal site, where the Union Army attempted to build a canal to let their ships bypass Confederate artillery fire. The Civil War Trust (a division of the American Battlefield Trust) and its partners have acquired and preserved of the Vicksburg battlefield. Siege of Vicksburg The Siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen.

title: USS Vicksburg (CG-69)

text: USS Vicksburg (CG-69) USS "Vicksburg" (CG-69) is a guided missile cruiser serving in the United States Navy. She is named for both the land Battle of Vicksburg fought during the American Civil War, and the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. "Vicksburg" was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, at Pascagoula, Mississippi. Her keel was laid down on 30 May 1990, and she was launched on 7 September 1991. "Vicksburg" was sponsored by Tricia Lott, wife of United States Senator, Trent Lott. On 12 October 1991, Mrs. Lott christened CG-69 as "Vicksburg". She was commissioned on 14 November 1992. With her guided missiles and

title: Vicksburg National Military Park

text: Vicksburg National Military Park Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the American Civil War Battle of Vicksburg, waged from March 29 to July 4, 1863. The park, located in Vicksburg, Mississippi (flanking the Mississippi River), also commemorates the greater Vicksburg Campaign which led up to the battle. Reconstructed forts and trenches evoke memories of the 47-day siege that ended in the surrender of the city. Victory here and at Port Hudson, farther south in Louisiana, gave the Union control of the Mississippi River. The park includes 1,325 historic monuments and markers, of historic trenches and earthworks, a tour

title: Vicksburg, Mississippi

text: the "Sprague", the Siege of Vicksburg, the Kings Crossing site, Willie Dixon, the Flood of 1927, the 1953 Vicksburg, Mississippi tornado outbreak, Rosa A. Temple High School (known for integration activism) and the Vicksburg National Military Park. The project was finished in 2009 with the completion of the Jitney Jungle/Glass Kitchen mural. In the fall of 2010, a new 55-foot mural was painted on a section of wall on Grove Hill across the street from the original project by former Dafford muralists Benny Graeff and Herb Roe. The mural's subject is the annual "Run thru History" held in the Vicksburg

title: Siege of Vicksburg

text: Siege of Vicksburg The Siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate Army of Mississippi, led by Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton, into the defensive lines surrounding the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Vicksburg was the last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River; therefore, capturing it completed the second part of the Northern strategy, the Anaconda Plan. When

title: Vicksburg, Mississippi

text: National Military Park. On December 6–7, 2014, a symposium was held on the 140th anniversary of the 1874 riots. A variety of scholars gave papers and an open panel discussion was held on the second day at the Vicksburg National Military Park, in collaboration with the Jacqueline House African American Museum. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (6.78%) is water. Vicksburg is located at the confluence of the Mississippi River and Yazoo River. Much of the city is on top of a high bluff on the

title: Siege of Vicksburg

text: two major assaults (May 19 and 22, 1863) against the Confederate fortifications were repulsed with heavy casualties, Grant decided to besiege the city beginning on May 25. After holding out for more than forty days, with their reinforcement and supplies nearly gone, the garrison finally surrendered on July 4. The successful ending of the Vicksburg Campaign significantly degraded the ability of the Confederacy to maintain its war effort, as described in the Aftermath section of the campaign article. Some historians—e.g., Ballard, p. 308—suggest that the decisive battle in the campaign was actually the Battle of Champion Hill, which, once won

title: Vicksburg Campaign

text: diseases and heat exhaustion, and the work was abandoned by July 24. (Williams was killed two weeks later in the Battle of Baton Rouge). In the fall of 1862, Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck was promoted from command of the Western Theater to General-in-Chief of all Union armies. On November 23, he indicated to Grant his preference for a major move down the Mississippi to Vicksburg; in Halleck's style, he left considerable initiative to design a campaign, an opportunity that the pugnacious Grant seized. Halleck has received criticism for not moving promptly overland from Memphis, Tennessee, to seize Vicksburg during

title: Vicksburg Campaign

text: hours, but the overwhelming Union force prevailed. Gregg's men left the field. Although they lost the battle, they had held up a much superior Union force for a day. General Gregg, under orders to withdraw to Jackson in the face of a superior force, withdrew five miles (8 km) in the direction of Jackson to Mississippi Springs, Mississippi. This retrograde movement exposed the Southern Railroad of Mississippi to Union forces, thus severing the lifeline of Vicksburg. Despite McPherson's victory, the presence of Confederate forces attacking Grant's right flank caused him to reconsider his plan. He learned that Gen. Joseph E.

title: USS Vicksburg (CG-69)

text: rapid-fire cannons, "Vicksburg" is capable of facing threats in the air, on the sea, ashore, and underneath the sea. She is also capable of carrying two SH-60 Sea Hawk Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS III) helicopters. "Vicksburg" was originally named "Port Royal", but was changed during construction. She is the only "Ticonderoga"-class vessel to have a formal name change. was later named "Port Royal". The previous was a light cruiser during and after World War II. "Vicksburg"s crest has two stars on the streamer in the eagle's beak representing the two battle stars awarded to her predecessor. On her maiden

title: Vicksburg National Military Park

text: Confederate guns at Vicksburg. For various technical reasons the project failed to meet this goal. The river did change course by itself on April 26, 1876. The project met its second goal, keeping troops occupied during the laborious maneuvering required to begin the Battle of Vicksburg. The national military park was established on February 21, 1899, to "commemorate the siege and defense of Vicksburg". The park sprawls over of land. The park and cemetery were transferred from the War Department to the National Park Service (NPS) on August 10, 1933. Of the park's 1,736.47 acres (not including the cemetery), are

title: Battle of Chickasaw Bayou

text: of operations, or "experiments", to reach Vicksburg over the winter, the Vicksburg Campaign did not begin again in earnest until April 1863. Battle of Chickasaw Bayou The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, also called the Battle of Walnut Hills, fought December 26–29, 1862, was the opening engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign during the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton repulsed an advance by Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman that was intended to lead to the capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi. On December 26, three Union divisions under Sherman disembarked at Johnson's Plantation on the Yazoo River

title: USS Vicksburg (PG-11)

text: remaining passenger was an American, probably the informant upon whose advice the capture was made since he is listed in "Vicksburg"s war diary as "...one American spy..." The motorized sailing vessel also carried some small arms and a quantity of ammunition as well as a "German flag". The people were taken on board "Vicksburg", and the five Germans were put in irons. "Vicksburg" justified the capture on the fact that the schooner carried enemy nationals and that she possessed no proper ship's papers. In a three-hour discussion held that afternoon with the Captain of the Port, the British Vice Consul,

title: Vicksburg, Minnesota

text: "Vicksburg County Park" around 1999 (or perhaps earlier). The main park entrance (on the west side of CR 6) is to the south (and down the river valley bluff/hill) from the "Vicksburg" cemetery. Vicksburg, Minnesota Vicksburg is an abandoned townsite in section 30 of Flora Township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The nearest community is the small city of Delhi, south across the Minnesota River in Redwood County. Vicksburg was platted in 1867, and named in remembrance of the surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the American Civil War. Vicksburg had a post office from 1871 until 1901. The town

title: Battle of Champion Hill

text: had deteriorated too far to be restored. Historical markers at the house detail the battle and the history of the house. Battle of Champion Hill The Battle of Champion Hill, fought May 16, 1863, was the pivotal battle in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Union Army commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee pursued the retreating Confederate States Army, under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton and defeated his army twenty miles to the east of Vicksburg, Mississippi, leading inevitably to the Siege of Vicksburg and surrender. The battle is also known

title: Battle of Champion Hill

text: Battle of Champion Hill The Battle of Champion Hill, fought May 16, 1863, was the pivotal battle in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Union Army commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee pursued the retreating Confederate States Army, under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton and defeated his army twenty miles to the east of Vicksburg, Mississippi, leading inevitably to the Siege of Vicksburg and surrender. The battle is also known as Baker's Creek. Following the Union occupation of Jackson, Mississippi, on May 14, both Confederate and Federal forces made plans for

title: Vicksburg, Minnesota

text: Vicksburg, Minnesota Vicksburg is an abandoned townsite in section 30 of Flora Township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The nearest community is the small city of Delhi, south across the Minnesota River in Redwood County. Vicksburg was platted in 1867, and named in remembrance of the surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the American Civil War. Vicksburg had a post office from 1871 until 1901. The town was abandoned by 1905 when the site was bypassed by the railroads. All that remains today is a cemetery, located north of the townsite, at . Renville County Park #2 was changed to

title: Battle of annihilation

text: a battle of annihilation. His archetypal attempt was at the Battle of Chancellorsville, where a classic Napoleonic flanking maneuver defeated but was not able to destroy the Union Army under Joseph Hooker. Lee may be faulted for attempting to achieve a battle of annihilation, particularly at Gettysburg. In contrast, Grant was noted for waging campaigns of maneuver. In the Vicksburg campaign, he forced Pemberton's army into a siege position where it was forced to surrender without a battle. In the Virginia campaign of 1864 against Lee, he continually maneuvered around Lee, forcing him to withdraw further and further south until

title: Vicksburg, Colorado

text: Vicksburg, Colorado Vicksburg was a town and mining camp in Chaffee County, Colorado (near the village of Granite), high in Clear Creek Canyon. It is now effectively a ghost town, although some of the buildings may be seasonally occupied by their owners. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 (as Vicksburg Mining Camp); a part of the town is maintained by the Chaffee County Historical Society as a museum. Four miles farther up the same road on which Vicksburg is located is another old mining camp named Winfield. Vicksburg was founded in 1867 after

title: Vicksburg, Michigan

text: in June, Vicksburg hosts a classic car show. It has grown to be one of the largest classic and antique car shows in the state of Michigan with hundreds of cars on display. Vicksburg Car Show 2009 Vicksburg Car Show 2008 Vicksburg Car Show 2007 Vicksburg Car Show 2006 Annual Summer Festival - Located at the Vicksburg Recreation Park, The Vicksburg Lions Club has hosted this event for 37 years. The festival features Otto's Beer & Bratwurst Tent, Family Night, Volleyball and Horseshoe Tournaments, and Live Music. The B&B Annual Summer Festival begins the third Thursday in July and runs

title: Battle of Milliken's Bend

text: Battle of Milliken's Bend The Battle of Milliken's Bend, fought June 7, 1863, was part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Confederate Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton and his army were besieged in Vicksburg, Mississippi, by Union commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee. In an effort to cut Grant's supply line and relieve the city, the Confederates attacked the Union supply area at Milliken's Bend up the Mississippi. The Milliken's Bend area, 15 miles to the northwest of Vicksburg, had until recently served as a staging area for Grant's Vicksburg Campaign.

title: Battle of Chickasaw Bayou

text: Battle of Chickasaw Bayou The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, also called the Battle of Walnut Hills, fought December 26–29, 1862, was the opening engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign during the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton repulsed an advance by Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman that was intended to lead to the capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi. On December 26, three Union divisions under Sherman disembarked at Johnson's Plantation on the Yazoo River to approach the Vicksburg defenses from the northeast while a fourth landed farther upstream on December 27. On December 27, the Federals

title: USS Vicksburg (CL-86)

text: including aircraft tracking, firing at drones, fighter direction, radar calibration, and long and short range battle practices, through the end of January. "Vicksburg" departed Pearl Harbor at 0800 on 5 February, and arrived at Saipan, in the Marianas, on 13 February. There, she was fueled from and prepared for the ship's upcoming operation, and her baptism of fire, bombarding the shore to support Operation Detachment, landings on Iwo Jima in the Kazan Rettō (Volcano Islands) by the 4th and 5th Marine Divisions. The following day, "Vicksburg" left Saipan and joined other units of TG 52.19 at sea. On 15 February,

title: USS Vicksburg (CL-86)

text: 1249, piloted by Lieutenant J. B. Nabors, Jr. At 1414, listeners on the radio circuit heard Nabors report that his aircraft was being fired upon by Japanese anti-aircraft guns. Shortly thereafter, an A6M Zero attacked the slower, more vulnerable Kingfisher. The ensuing air battle did not last long, however, and ended happily for the American side, when another Kingfisher, from "Pensacola", bagged the Zero, enabling "Vicksburg"s plane to resume her air spotting activities unhindered by enemy interference in the air. One half-hour later, "Vicksburg" completed Phase III of her gunfire assignment and recovered the Kingfisher. Shortly before 1600, the light

title: Siege of Vicksburg

text: probably influenced by his fear of public condemnation if he abandoned Vicksburg.) As the Confederate forces approached Vicksburg, Pemberton could put only 18,500 troops in his lines. Grant had over 35,000, with more on the way. However, Pemberton had the advantage of terrain and fortifications that made his defense nearly impregnable. The defensive line around Vicksburg ran approximately 6.5 miles, based on terrain of varying elevations that included hills and knobs with steep angles for an attacker to ascend under fire. The perimeter included many gun pits, forts, trenches, redoubts, and lunettes. The major fortifications of the line included Fort

title: USS Vicksburg (PG-11)

text: as a station ship. In 1942, she was towed back to Curtis Bay where she served as a training platform for machinist's mates and water tenders. That duty lasted until 30 December 1944, when she was finally placed out of service completely. On 28 March 1946, the hulk was turned over to the War Shipping Administration for final disposition. Presumably, she was scrapped. USS Vicksburg (PG-11) USS "Vicksburg" was a United States Navy gunboat, laid down in March 1896 at Bath, Maine, launched on 5 December 1896, and commissioned on 23 October 1897. "Vicksburg" left Newport, Rhode Island on 16

title: Battle of Helena

text: Battle of Helena The Battle of Helena (also known as the Attack on Helena) was a land battle of the American Civil War fought on July 4, 1863, at Helena, Arkansas. The battle was a Confederate attempt to relieve pressure on the besieged city of Vicksburg. The victory secured eastern Arkansas for the United States. Lieutenant-General Theophilus Holmes, commander of the District of Arkansas, planned a coordinated attack from three sides on the formidable Federal fortifications surrounding Helena in order to relieve pressure on Vicksburg and to prevent Helena being used as a base to attack further into Arkansas. Holmes

title: Battle of Port Gibson

text: Battle of Port Gibson The Battle of Port Gibson was fought near Port Gibson, Mississippi, on May 1, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. The Union Army was led by Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, and was victorious. Grant launched his campaign against Vicksburg, Mississippi, in the spring of 1863, starting his army south from Milliken's Bend on the west side of the Mississippi River. He intended to storm Grand Gulf, while his subordinate Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman deceived the main army in Vicksburg by feigning an assault on the

title: Battle of Richmond, Louisiana

text: withdrawal. Walker's men destroyed bridges behind them and although Mower's troops rebuilt them, the Union force contented themselves with destroying the town. The Union victory deprived the Vicksburg garrison of yet another supply route from Louisiana farmlands. Battle of Richmond, Louisiana The Battle of Richmond was a minor engagement that was fought June 15, 1863, in Richmond, Louisiana, during the Siege of Vicksburg of the American Civil War. Richmond sat along an important Confederate supply line running into Vicksburg from the west. Union forces were able to advance against this supply line following their victories at the battles of Milliken's

title: Battle of Richmond, Louisiana

text: Battle of Richmond, Louisiana The Battle of Richmond was a minor engagement that was fought June 15, 1863, in Richmond, Louisiana, during the Siege of Vicksburg of the American Civil War. Richmond sat along an important Confederate supply line running into Vicksburg from the west. Union forces were able to advance against this supply line following their victories at the battles of Milliken's Bend and Young's Point. Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman dispatched Brig. Gen. Joseph Mower's Eagle Brigade from the Vicksburg trenches to coordinate with Brig. Gen. Alfred W. Ellet's Marine Brigade and drive Maj. Gen. John George Walker's

title: Battle of Grand Gulf

text: Battle of Grand Gulf The Battle of Grand Gulf was fought on April 29, 1863, during the American Civil War. In the Vicksburg Campaign of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, Union naval forces under Rear Adm. David D. Porter led seven ironclads in an attack on the Confederate fortifications and batteries at Grand Gulf, downriver from Vicksburg, Mississippi. Although the Confederates withstood the Union bombardment and prevented infantry from landing against their fortification, the defeat was only a minor setback to Grant's plan to cross the Mississippi River and advance against Vicksburg. In the summer of 1862 Confederate field artillery

title: Vicksburg Campaign

text: of Vicksburg, it did eliminate one more impediment to Union shipping on the Mississippi. Grant was not happy to learn that McClernand had conducted the operation without his approval, considering it a distraction from his main objective of Vicksburg, but since it had been successful and his ally Sherman had suggested it, he took no punitive action. However, he ordered McClernand back to the Mississippi and assumed personal command of the campaign on January 13 at Milliken's Bend, 15 miles northwest of Vicksburg. That winter, Grant conducted a series of initiatives to approach and capture Vicksburg, termed "Grant's Bayou Operations".

title: Vicksburg, Mississippi

text: active in the civil rights movement, wanting to have full citizenship after fighting in the war. In Mississippi, activists in the Vicksburg Movement became prominent during the 1960s. In 2001, a group of Vicksburg residents visited the Paducah, Kentucky mural project, looking for ideas for their own community development. In 2002, the Vicksburg Riverfront murals program was begun by Louisiana mural artist Robert Dafford and his team on the floodwall located on the waterfront in downtown. Subjects for the murals were drawn from the history of Vicksburg and the surrounding area. They include President Theodore Roosevelt's bear hunt, the "Sultana",

title: USS Vicksburg (CL-86)

text: USS Vicksburg (CL-86) USS "Vicksburg" (CL-86), a light cruiser, was the third ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. "Vicksburg" was first laid down as "Cheyenne" on 26 October 1942 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia, but, exactly one month later, was renamed "Vicksburg". The light cruiser was launched on 14 December 1943; sponsored by Miss Muriel Hamilton, the daughter of Mayor J. C. Hamilton, of Vicksburg, Mississippi; and commissioned at the Norfolk Navy Yard on 12 June 1944, with Captain William C. Vose in command. "Vicksburg" received two

title: USS Vicksburg (CL-86)

text: YAG-13 and at a battle raft on 9 September, and fired a drone practice off Cape May on 10 September. She underwent a post-shakedown overhaul at the Boston Navy Yard from 11–24 September, ran standardization trials off Rockland, Maine, and then took part in naval radiation laboratory tests in the vicinity of Deer Island in Boston Harbor. After availability at Boston, "Vicksburg" operated in Narragansett Bay, Block Island Sound, and Long Island Sound, serving as a pre-commissioning training vessel for crews of large combatant warships from 5–15 December. "Vicksburg" returned to the Norfolk Navy Yard on 17 December, and remained

title: Vicksburg High School (Michigan)

text: Vicksburg High School (Michigan) Vicksburg High School is a 9-12 public high school in Vicksburg, Michigan. It is part of the Vicksburg Community Schools. In the 2017 US News & World Report rankings, Vicksburg was ranked 82nd in the state of Michigan. The demographic breakdown for the 794 students enrolled during the 2014-15 school year was: 30.5% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch. The Vicksburg athletic teams are known as the Bulldogs and the school colors are red and white. The Bulldogs compete in the Wolverine Conference. The following MHSAA sanctioned sports are offered at Vicksburg

title: Siege of Vicksburg

text: city resident had to stay up at night to keep starving soldiers out of his vegetable garden. The constant shelling did not bother him as much as the loss of his food. As the siege wore on, fewer and fewer horses, mules, and dogs were seen wandering about Vicksburg. Shoe leather became a last resort of sustenance for many adults. During the siege, Union gunboats lobbed over 22,000 shells into the town and army artillery fire was even heavier. As the barrages continued, suitable housing in Vicksburg was reduced to a minimum. A ridge, located between the main town and

title: Siege of Vicksburg

text: aid a Confederate escape from Vicksburg. Therefore, Brig. Gen. Alfred W. Ellet's Mississippi Marine Brigade and Joseph A. Mower's brigade from Sherman's corps were ordered to the vicinity of Milliken's Bend. Mower and Ellet were to cooperate against Walker's division, which was stationed in the vicinity of Richmond, Louisiana. Richmond also happened to be an important supply line providing Vicksburg with food from Louisiana. On June 15, Ellet and Mower defeated Walker and destroyed Richmond, Louisiana. Ellet's men returned to De Soto Point and constructed an artillery battery targeting an iron foundry recasting spent Union artillery shells. Construction was begun

title: Vicksburg Southern Railroad

text: in 1993 the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) gained control of MidSouth, subsequently absorbing it. The newly created Vicksburg Southern leased the lines from KCS in January 2006. Vicksburg Southern Railroad The Vicksburg Southern Railroad is a Shortline railroad in and near Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States, owned by Watco. It connects with the Kansas City Southern Railway's Meridian Speedway in Vicksburg, and stretches north to Redwood and south to Cedars. The line was once part of a main line between Memphis and New Orleans, completed by the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway, a predecessor of the Illinois Central Railroad,

title: Siege of Vicksburg

text: odor of the deceased men and horses fouling the air, the wounded crying for medical help and water. Grant first refused a request of truce, thinking it a show of weakness. Finally he relented, and the Confederates held their fire while the Union recovered the wounded and dead, soldiers from both sides mingling and trading as if no hostilities existed for the moment. After this truce, Grant's army began to fill the 12-mile ring around Vicksburg. In short time it became clear that even 50,000 Union soldiers would not be able to effect a complete encirclement of the Confederate defenses.

title: Vicksburg Southern Railroad

text: Vicksburg Southern Railroad The Vicksburg Southern Railroad is a Shortline railroad in and near Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States, owned by Watco. It connects with the Kansas City Southern Railway's Meridian Speedway in Vicksburg, and stretches north to Redwood and south to Cedars. The line was once part of a main line between Memphis and New Orleans, completed by the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway, a predecessor of the Illinois Central Railroad, in about 1884. The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad sold the remaining portions near Vicksburg, along with the present Meridian Speedway, to the MidSouth Rail Corporation in 1986, and

title: Vicksburg Campaign

text: by Vicksburg until World War II. This claim has been challenged because large Fourth of July celebrations were being held by 1907. The most significant result of the campaign was control of the Mississippi River, which the Union obtained completely after Port Hudson, which had been besieged by Banks since May 27, heard news of Vicksburg's fall and surrendered on July 9. The Confederacy was now cut in two; one week later, an unarmed ship arrived in Union-held New Orleans from St. Louis after an uneventful trip down the river. President Lincoln announced, "The Father of Waters again goes unvexed

title: Vicksburg Campaign

text: boats loaded with supplies made the run; one boat did not make it, though no one was killed. The crew floated downstream on the boat's remnants. The final piece of Grant's strategy was to divert Pemberton's attention from the river crossing site that the Union troops would use. Grant chose two operations: a feint by Sherman against Snyder's Bluff, Mississippi, north of Vicksburg (see the Battle of Snyder's Bluff below), and a daring cavalry raid through central Mississippi by Col. Benjamin Grierson, known as Grierson's Raid. The former was inconclusive, but the latter was a success. Grierson was able to

title: Vicksburg Campaign

text: was to settle a lingering rivalry. On May 30, General McClernand wrote a self-adulatory note to his troops, claiming much of the credit for the soon-to-be victory. Grant had been waiting six months for him to slip, ever since they clashed early in the campaign, around the Battle of Arkansas Post. Grant finally relieved McClernand on June 18. McClernand's XIII Corps was turned over to Maj. Gen. Edward Ord. In May 1864, McClernand was restored to a command in remote Texas. Grant was the undisputed victor of the Vicksburg Campaign. He was rewarded for his victory with a promotion to

title: USS Vicksburg (PG-11)

text: she took "Oriente" and "Fernandito" on the 5th and 7th, respectively. Both were small unarmed sailing ships bound from the Gulf of Campeche to Havana with cargoes of fish. The gunboat took each to Key West where they were condemned by a prize court. Her third and final capture came more than a month later on 24 June when she encountered "Ampala", a sailing vessel, bound from Havana to Trujillo. Though "Ampala" carried no cargo save provisions for her passengers, "Vicksburg" took her to Key West where she, too, was duly condemned. On one occasion, on 7 May, "Vicksburg" came

title: Siege of Vicksburg

text: no choice but to withdraw or be outflanked. Pemberton burned the bridges over the Big Black River and took everything edible in his path, both animal and plant, as he retreated to the well-fortified city of Vicksburg. The Confederates evacuated Hayne's Bluff, which was occupied by Sherman's cavalry on May 19, and Union steamboats no longer had to run the guns of Vicksburg, now being able to dock by the dozens up the Yazoo River. Grant could now receive supplies more directly than by the previous route, which ran through Louisiana, over the river crossing at Grand Gulf and Bruinsburg,

title: Vicksburg High School (Michigan)

text: High School: In November 1977, The Bulldogs were the subject of a two part story in "Sports Illustrated", chronicling the impact of high school football on a small town. Vicksburg High School (Michigan) Vicksburg High School is a 9-12 public high school in Vicksburg, Michigan. It is part of the Vicksburg Community Schools. In the 2017 US News & World Report rankings, Vicksburg was ranked 82nd in the state of Michigan. The demographic breakdown for the 794 students enrolled during the 2014-15 school year was: 30.5% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch. The Vicksburg athletic teams

title: Vicksburg, Mississippi

text: 23.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.8% of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over. Every summer, Vicksburg plays host to the Miss Mississippi Pageant and Parade. Also every summer, the Vicksburg Homecoming Benevolent Club hosts a homecoming weekend/reunion that provides scholarships to graduating high school seniors. Former residents from across the country return for the event. Every spring and summer, Vicksburg Theatre Guild hosts Gold in the Hills, which holds the Guinness World Record for longest running show. Vicksburg is home to the McRaven House, said to be "one of

title: Vicksburg Campaign

text: Peninsula Campaign continued to follow him in the 1864 Atlanta Campaign against Sherman. However, Johnston was far outnumbered. While he was one of few Confederate generals whom Grant respected, he was outgeneraled. Vicksburg Campaign The Vicksburg Campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg, Mississippi, a fortress city that dominated the last Confederate-controlled section of the Mississippi River. The Union Army of the Tennessee under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant gained control of the river by capturing this stronghold and defeating Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's forces stationed

title: Old Vicksburg Bridge

text: Old Vicksburg Bridge The Old Vicksburg Bridge, also known as Mississippi River Bridge, is a cantilever bridge carrying one rail line across the Mississippi River between Delta, Louisiana and Vicksburg, Mississippi. Until 1998, the bridge was open to motor vehicles and carried U.S. Route 80 (US 80) across the Mississippi River. It is now only a railroad bridge, though one road lane runs through the bridge for inspection by workers. It was replaced by the new Vicksburg Bridge, a short distance down river, for vehicle crossings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It was

title: Battle of Stirling's Plantation

text: as possible. The prisoners were then marched via Alexandria, Natchitoches, Mansfield and Shreveport to the Camp Ford prison camp near Tyler, Texas, where they arrived on October 23, 1863. Battle of Stirling's Plantation The Battle of Stirling's Plantation (also known as the Battle of Fordoche Bridge) was an American Civil War battle took place on September 29, 1863 in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Following the Siege of Vicksburg, Union Major General Francis J. Herron's Division of the Army of the Frontier was transferred down the Mississippi River to become a part of the 13th Corps. Arriving at Port Hudson on

title: Battle of Lake Providence

text: mortally wounded, both from the 1st Kansas Mounted Infantry. The three Confederate attacks against Federal supplies in Louisiana failed and the Union grip on Vicksburg continued to tighten. Post of Lake Providence: Brig. Gen. Hugh T. Reid <br> Battle of Lake Providence The Battle of Lake Providence was an engagement that was fought between Confederate and Union forces near Lake Providence, Louisiana on June 9, 1863, during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. The battle at Lake Providence was meant to be in conjunction with Confederate attacks against Union supply depots at Young's Point and Milliken's Bend ordered

title: Vicksburg, Colorado

text: Creek into the town. The ditches were dug on either side of the street to provide a water system; wooden boxes were built in the ditches to keep food cold and provide water to fight fires. Vicksburg, Colorado Vicksburg was a town and mining camp in Chaffee County, Colorado (near the village of Granite), high in Clear Creek Canyon. It is now effectively a ghost town, although some of the buildings may be seasonally occupied by their owners. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 (as Vicksburg Mining Camp); a part of the town

title: Vicksburg Campaign

text: the time. All of the Bayou Operations were failures, but Grant was known for his stubborn determination and would not quit. His final option was bold but risky: March the army down the west side of the Mississippi, cross the river south of Vicksburg, and either attack Vicksburg from the south and the east or join forces with Banks, capture Port Hudson, and then together reduce Vicksburg. Porter would have to sneak past the guns to get sufficient gunboats and transport ships south of the city. Once they had completed the downstream passage, they would not be able to return

title: Vicksburg Campaign

text: Port Hudson surrendered to Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks on July 9, Texas and Arkansas were effectively cut off from the Confederacy, and the Mississippi River was once again open for northern commerce to reach the Gulf of Mexico, and as a supply line for the Union Army. Grant's Vicksburg Campaign is studied as a masterpiece of military operations and a major turning point of the war. Vicksburg was strategically vital to the Confederates. Jefferson Davis said, "Vicksburg is the nail head that holds the South's two halves together." While in their hands, it blocked Union navigation down the Mississippi;

title: USS Vicksburg (1863)

text: USS Vicksburg (1863) USS "Vicksburg" was a wooden steamship built in 1863 at Mystic, Connecticut; purchased by the United States Navy at New York City on 20 October 1863; converted into a gunboat; and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 2 December, Lieutenant Commander L. Braine in command. "Vicksburg" was named in honor of the great victory that General Ulysses S. Grant had recently won at Vicksburg, Mississippi. On 7 December, a group of 17 Confederate sympathizers masquerading as passengers seized the steamer "Chesapeake" off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The panic caused by that daring Confederate exploit prompted the

title: Vicksburg Campaign

text: Union forces repelled them. Although the Confederate killed and wounded in the battle and siege of Vicksburg were a relatively small 2,872, and Union 4,910, Grant captured his second Confederate army in its entirety (the first being at Fort Donelson): 29,495 surrendered. Most of the Confederates were paroled. The Union also captured significant quantities of artillery, small arms, and ammunition. The full campaign, since March 29, claimed 10,142 Union and 9,091 Confederate killed and wounded. This was the second major blow to the Confederacy in the summer of 1863. On July 3, Gen. Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North

title: USS Vicksburg (CL-86)

text: Naval Air Station (NAS). She remained there into September, when Vice Admiral Alfred E. Montgomery temporarily broke his flag in her. "Vicksburg" was ultimately decommissioned on 30 June 1947 at San Francisco, California. She remained "mothballed" until struck from the Navy list on 1 October 1962. Sold to the National Metal and Steel Corporation, Terminal Island, California, on 25 August 1964, she was then scrapped. USS Vicksburg (CL-86) USS "Vicksburg" (CL-86), a light cruiser, was the third ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. "Vicksburg" was first laid down as "Cheyenne" on 26 October

title: Vicksburg, Mississippi

text: a high bluff overlooking the Mississippi River proved otherwise impregnable to assault by federal troops. The surrender of Vicksburg by Confederate General John C. Pemberton on July 4, 1863, together with the defeat of General Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg the day before, has historically marked the turning point in the Civil War in the Union's favor. From the surrender of Vicksburg until the end of the war in 1865, the area was under Union military occupation. Some accounts say that the residents of Vicksburg did not celebrate the national holiday of 4th of July again until 1945, after United

title: Vicksburg Campaign

text: Vicksburg Campaign The Vicksburg Campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg, Mississippi, a fortress city that dominated the last Confederate-controlled section of the Mississippi River. The Union Army of the Tennessee under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant gained control of the river by capturing this stronghold and defeating Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's forces stationed there. The campaign consisted of many important naval operations, troop maneuvers, failed initiatives, and eleven distinct battles from December 26, 1862, to July 4, 1863. Military historians divide the campaign into two

title: Vicksburg, Michigan

text: through Saturday night. On November 14, 1977 (and continued on November 21, 1977), author Bil Gilbert wrote a long feature story in "Sports Illustrated" on the impact of high school football on life in a small town. He chose to write about Vicksburg High School and mentioned many local citizens and establishments in his article. Vicksburg, Michigan Vicksburg is a village in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,906 at the 2010 census. The west part of the village is in Schoolcraft Township and the east part is in Brady Township. John Vickers, the town's

title: Vicksburg Campaign

text: a private dispute within the Union Army between Grant and McClernand that continued throughout the campaign. The "Operations against Vicksburg" phase of the Vicksburg Campaign comprises the following battles: Sherman disembarked with three divisions at Johnson's Plantation on the Yazoo River to approach the Vicksburg defenses from the northeast. On December 27, the Federals pushed their lines forward through the swamps toward the Walnut Hills, which were strongly defended. On December 28, several futile attempts were made to get around these defenses. On December 29, Sherman ordered a frontal assault, which was repulsed with heavy casualties, and then withdrew. During

title: Battle of Newton's Station

text: Battle of Newton's Station The Battle of Newton's Station was an engagement on April 24, 1863, in Newton's Station, Mississippi, during Grierson's Raid of the American Civil War. Union cavalry raiders under the command of Col. Benjamin Grierson, in an effort to disrupt Confederate communications, probed deep in enemy territory and entered the town of Newton's Station (now Newton). They succeeded in securing the town without any serious fighting, and captured two Confederate trains. The raiders also destroyed several miles of railroad track and telegraph wires in the vicinity, severing communications between Confederate-held Vicksburg and the Eastern Theatre commanders. The

title: Battle of Raymond

text: Battlefield Trust), and its partners, including the Friends of Raymond, have acquired and preserved of the Raymond battlefield. Battle of Raymond The Battle of Raymond was fought on May 12, 1863, near Raymond, Mississippi, during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. The bitter fight pitted elements of Union Army Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee against Confederate forces of Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's Department of the Mississippi and East Louisiana. The Confederates failed to prevent the Federal troops from reaching the Southern Railroad and isolating Vicksburg, Mississippi, from reinforcement and resupply. During the morning

title: Battle of Raymond

text: Battle of Raymond The Battle of Raymond was fought on May 12, 1863, near Raymond, Mississippi, during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. The bitter fight pitted elements of Union Army Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee against Confederate forces of Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's Department of the Mississippi and East Louisiana. The Confederates failed to prevent the Federal troops from reaching the Southern Railroad and isolating Vicksburg, Mississippi, from reinforcement and resupply. During the morning of the 12th, the Confederates enjoyed a two-to-one advantage in numbers, as they faced off across Fourteen Mile

title: USS Vicksburg (PG-11)

text: under the fire of the Santa Clara Battery shore battery near Havana. By August, hostilities in Cuba were ending, and the need for blockading ships diminished. "Vicksburg" departed Cuban waters on the 14th and, after a three-day stop at Key West, continued north to Newport where she arrived on 23 August. During the remaining months of 1898 and the first five months of 1899, she operated along the east coast and in the Caribbean. On 24 May 1899, "Vicksburg" was placed out of commission at Boston. Almost a year later, on 15 May 1900, the gunboat was recommissioned at Newport,

title: Vicksburg National Military Park

text: road, a walking trail, two antebellum homes, 144 emplaced cannons, the restored gunboat USS "Cairo" (sunk on December 12, 1862, on the Yazoo River), and the Grant's Canal site, where the Union Army attempted to build a canal to let their ships bypass Confederate artillery fire. The "Cairo", also known as the "Hardluck Ironclad," was the first U.S. ship in history to be sunk by a torpedo/mine. It was recovered from the Yazoo in 1964. The Illinois State Memorial has 47 steps, one for every day Vicksburg was besieged. The Vicksburg National Cemetery, is within the park. It has 18,244

title: USS Vicksburg (CL-86)

text: there until she ran her post-repair trials in the Chesapeake Bay on the last two days of 1944. The warship departed Hampton Roads on 1 January 1945, and rendezvoused with and at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay to form Task Group (TG) 21.12. "Vicksburg" and her escorts arrived at Cristobal, Canal Zone, four days later, transited the Panama Canal that afternoon, and moored at NOB Balboa, Panama, where TG 21.12 was dissolved. "Vicksburg" got underway for the Hawaiian Islands on 6 January 1945, and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 17 January. The light cruiser then conducted exercises off Oahu,

title: Battle of Goodrich's Landing

text: and fell back, taking his captured supplies with him. Although the Confederate expedition was successful, having disrupted Union operations and captured much-needed supplies, the raid failed in its primary objective, which was to divert Union attention from the siege at Vicksburg. The following month, on July 4, the Confederate forces at Vicksburg surrendered and the Union gained undisputed control of the Mississippi River. Battle of Goodrich's Landing The Battle of Goodrich's Landing, Louisiana was fought on June 29 and June 30, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The Confederates attacked several Union regiments, who were

title: Battle of Arkansas Post (1863)

text: Battle of Arkansas Post (1863) The Battle of Arkansas Post (also known as Battle of Fort Hindman) was fought from January 9 until 11, 1863, near the mouth of the Arkansas at Arkansas Post, as part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Although a Union victory, it did not move them any closer to Vicksburg. The Confederate States Army constructed a large, four-sided earthwork fortification near Arkansas Post, on a bluff 25 feet above the north side of the river, forty-five miles downriver from Pine Bluff, to protect the Arkansas River and prevent Union Army passage to

title: Battle of Big Black River Bridge

text: partners have acquired and preserved 28 acres of the Big Black River battlefield. Battle of Big Black River Bridge The Battle of Big Black River Bridge, or Big Black, fought May 17, 1863, was part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Union commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee pursued the retreating Confederate Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton following the Battle of Champion Hill, in the final battle before the Siege of Vicksburg. Reeling from their defeat at Champion Hill, the Confederates reached Big Black River Bridge, the night of May 16–17.

title: Vicksburg Campaign

text: formal phases: Operations Against Vicksburg (December 1862 – January 1863) and Grant's Operations Against Vicksburg (March–July 1863). Grant initially planned a two-pronged approach in which half of his army, under Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, would advance to the Yazoo River and attempt to reach Vicksburg from the northeast, while Grant took the remainder of the army down the Mississippi Central Railroad. Both of these initiatives failed. Grant conducted a number of "experiments" or expeditions—Grant's Bayou Operations—that attempted to enable waterborne access to the Mississippi south of Vicksburg's artillery batteries. All five of these initiatives failed as well. Finally, Union

title: Battle of Big Black River Bridge

text: Battle of Big Black River Bridge The Battle of Big Black River Bridge, or Big Black, fought May 17, 1863, was part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Union commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee pursued the retreating Confederate Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton following the Battle of Champion Hill, in the final battle before the Siege of Vicksburg. Reeling from their defeat at Champion Hill, the Confederates reached Big Black River Bridge, the night of May 16–17. Pemberton ordered Brig. Gen. John S. Bowen, with three brigades, to man the

title: Vicksburg, Mississippi

text: June 2013 election. The two aldermembers are elected from single-member districts, known as wards. The city is home to three large US Army Corps of Engineers installations: the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), which also houses the ERDC's Waterways Experiment Station; the Mississippi Valley Division headquarters; and the Vicksburg District headquarters. The 412th Engineer Command of the US Army Reserve and the 168th Engineer Brigade of the Mississippi Army National Guard are also located in Vicksburg. The United States Coast Guard's 8th District/Lower Mississippi River sector has an Aids To Navigation unit located in Vicksburg, operating the buoy tending

title: Vicksburg Riverfront Murals

text: be painted on the Grove Street flood wall, across the street from the Levee Street murals. The mural is designed to be triangular in shape due to Grove Street's incline. The mural is a feature along the route of the annual 10k "Run Thru History" event, and depicts a group runners passing by areas of historical significance in Vicksburg. Vicksburg Riverfront Murals The Vicksburg Riverfront Murals project is a series of murals painted on Mississippi River flood walls in Vicksburg, Mississippi in the United States. The murals are intended to depict the city's historical significance, as well as its envisioned

title: Vicksburg Campaign

text: side, forces in Mississippi were under the command of Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton, an officer from Pennsylvania who chose to fight for the South. Pemberton had approximately 12,000 men in Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi, and Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn had approximately 24,000 at Grenada. Meanwhile, political forces were at work. President Abraham Lincoln had long recognized the importance of Vicksburg; he wrote "Vicksburg is the key. ...The war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket." Lincoln also envisioned a two-pronged offensive, but one up and down the river. Maj. Gen. John

title: Battle of Young's Point

text: Battle of Young's Point The Battle of Young's Point was an engagement in the American Civil War that took place in Madison Parish, Louisiana, on June 7, 1863. It had an observable influence on the direction and conduct of the Vicksburg Campaign. The inability of the Confederates to destroy the vital Union supply depot at Young's Point and thus force Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to loosen his grip on Vicksburg contributed to the ultimate surrender of the city on July 4. Young's Point, a small town on the Mississippi River, was occupied by the Union Army of the Tennessee

title: Vicksburg Riverfront Murals

text: Vicksburg Riverfront Murals The Vicksburg Riverfront Murals project is a series of murals painted on Mississippi River flood walls in Vicksburg, Mississippi in the United States. The murals are intended to depict the city's historical significance, as well as its envisioned future role in the region's commerce and culture. Artist Robert Dafford was commissioned to complete the first series of 12'x 20' panels along the flood wall facing Levee Street. The first mural in the series was unveiled in 2002. In all, 32 panels completed the first phase of the project. In 2012, a 55 ft. mural was commissioned to

title: USS Vicksburg (1863)

text: Yard on 29 April and sold at auction to C. C. & H. Cable on 12 July. She was documented for merchant service on 7 August 1865. Her name last appeared on lists of merchant vessels in the autumn of 1868. USS Vicksburg (1863) USS "Vicksburg" was a wooden steamship built in 1863 at Mystic, Connecticut; purchased by the United States Navy at New York City on 20 October 1863; converted into a gunboat; and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 2 December, Lieutenant Commander L. Braine in command. "Vicksburg" was named in honor of the great victory

title: Battle of Jackson, Mississippi

text: Battle of Jackson, Mississippi The Battle of Jackson, fought on May 14, 1863, in Jackson, Mississippi, was part of the Vicksburg Campaign in the American Civil War. Union commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee defeated elements of the Confederate Department of the West, commanded by General Joseph E. Johnston, seizing the city, cutting supply lines, and opening the path to the west and the Siege of Vicksburg. On May 9, Gen. Johnston received a dispatch from the Confederate Secretary of War directing him to "proceed at once to Mississippi and take chief command of

title: Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway

text: Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway The Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway (May 1, 1901, to December 31, 1926) was chartered as the Vicksburg, Shreveport, & Texas Railroad Company with an east and west division on April 28, 1853, to be a link, via a transfer boat, between Vicksburg, Mississippi, Shreveport, Louisiana, and points west. The line owned 188.448 miles of single-track, standard gauge track from Delta Point to Lorraine, on the Texas-Louisiana state line. The Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway came into existence through acquisitions from foreclosures, court decisions, and reorganizations and was also known as the North Louisiana and

title: Battle of Jackson, Mississippi

text: as soon as the destruction was complete. Sherman marched almost immediately, clearing the city by 10 a.m.. By nightfall on May 16, Sherman's corps reached Bolton, Mississippi, and the Confederacy had reoccupied what remained of Jackson. Jackson had been destroyed as a transportation center and the war industries were crushed. But more importantly the Confederate concentration of men and materials aimed at saving Vicksburg were scattered. Sherman would later lead an expedition against Jackson following the fall of Vicksburg to clear Johnston's relief force from the area. Battle of Jackson, Mississippi The Battle of Jackson, fought on May 14, 1863,

title: Battle of Grand Gulf

text: bank of the Mississippi at Bruinsburg, below Grand Gulf. The men immediately began marching overland toward Port Gibson, Mississippi. The Confederates had won a hollow victory; the loss at Grand Gulf caused just a slight change in Grant's offensive. Battle of Grand Gulf The Battle of Grand Gulf was fought on April 29, 1863, during the American Civil War. In the Vicksburg Campaign of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, Union naval forces under Rear Adm. David D. Porter led seven ironclads in an attack on the Confederate fortifications and batteries at Grand Gulf, downriver from Vicksburg, Mississippi. Although the Confederates

title: USS Vicksburg (PG-11)

text: USS Vicksburg (PG-11) USS "Vicksburg" was a United States Navy gunboat, laid down in March 1896 at Bath, Maine, launched on 5 December 1896, and commissioned on 23 October 1897. "Vicksburg" left Newport, Rhode Island on 16 January 1898, sailing for the Caribbean. On 26 April, at the start of the Spanish–American War, she sailed south to join in the blockade of Cuba. For the next three months, "Vicksburg" patrolled the Cuban coast near Havana, returning to Key West, Florida periodically for fuel and provisions. During her tour of duty in Cuban waters, she captured three blockade runners. In May,

title: Vicksburg Campaign

text: the South for the express purpose of betraying it, and this was clearly proven by the fact that he surrendered on the 4th of July, a day sacred to the Yankees." The blame for losing Vicksburg fell not only on John Pemberton, but on the overcautious Joseph E. Johnston. Jefferson Davis said of the defeat, "Yes, from a want of provisions inside and a General outside who wouldn't fight." Anguished soldiers and civilians starving in the siege held hopes that he would come to their aid, but he never did. Accusations of cowardice that had dogged him since the 1862

title: Vicksburg, Mississippi

text: suppress black Republican voting. In August 1874 a black sheriff, Peter Crosby, was elected in Vicksburg. Letters by a white planter, Batchelor, detail the preparations of whites for what he described as a "race war," including acquisition of the newest guns, Winchester 16 mm. On December 7, 1874, white men disrupted a black Republican meeting celebrating Crosby's victory and held him in custody before running him out of town. He advised blacks from rural areas to return home; along the way, some were attacked by armed whites. During the next several days, armed white mobs swept through black areas, killing

title: Vicksburg, Mississippi

text: States victory in World War II, but this is inaccurate. Large Fourth of July celebrations were being held by 1907, and informal celebrations took place before that. Because of the city's location on the Mississippi River, in the 19th century it built an extensive trade from the prodigious steamboat traffic. It shipped out cotton coming to it from surrounding counties and was a major trading city. In 1876 a Mississippi River flood cut off the large meander flowing past Vicksburg, leaving limited access to the new channel. The city's economy suffered greatly. Between 1881 and 1894, the Anchor Line, a

title: Battle of Bayou Fourche

text: relocated the state capitol to Washington, Arkansas, where it remained for the rest of the war. The fall of Little Rock to Union forces after Vicksburg, sealed Arkansas' fate and helped to further demoralize Confederate citizens west of the Mississippi River. The growth of Little Rock has obscured many of the sites associated with the battle and subsequent evacuation of the city. Today, several markers and monuments are located inside the Bayou Fourche Battlefield, but further expansion of Little Rock National Airport threatens to consume additional land. Battle of Bayou Fourche The Battle of Bayou Fourche (also known as the

text: Railway in 1862. On September 12, 1882, the T&P completed their own tracks from Waskom to Shreveport. Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway The Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway (May 1, 1901, to December 31, 1926) was chartered as the Vicksburg, Shreveport, & Texas Railroad Company with an east and west division on April 28, 1853, to be a link, via a transfer boat, between Vicksburg, Mississippi, Shreveport, Louisiana, and points west. The line owned 188.448 miles of single-track, standard gauge track from Delta Point to Lorraine, on the Texas-Louisiana state line. The Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway came into existence

title: USS Vicksburg (CL-86)

text: positions, caves, and strong-points during the ship's long hours of firing and loading ammunition on the veritable "front lines." After leaving the Ryukyus late in the Okinawa campaign, "Vicksburg" supported a minesweeping operation in the East China Sea until 24 June, when she sailed for the Philippine Islands. "Vicksburg" remained in Philippine waters through the Japanese capitulation on 15 August 1945. Five days later, on 20 August, the light cruiser departed San Pedro Bay, Leyte, as part of TU 30.3.7, in company with , , and . While the ships proceeded toward a point off the Japanese home islands, where

title: USS Vicksburg (CL-86)

text: command of Rear Admiral John F. Shafroth and proceeded to Okinawa, where she anchored at Buckner Bay, on 23 September. There, 2,200 passengers came on board for transportation back to the United States. Five days after arrival in Pearl Harbor on 4 October, "Vicksburg" led the sortie of the 3rd Fleet for the United States. On 15 October, the Fleet passed in review in San Francisco Bay, California. "Vicksburg" remained in that port until 26 October, when she got underway to shift to Monterey Bay, California, to take part in Navy Day observances there on 27 October. The ship reached

title: Battle of Port Gibson

text: roads to Vicksburg, expecting that Grant would be close behind. Grant, however, would have other plans; the roads on the west bank of the Big Black River were open all the way to the Mississippi state capital and the critical rail link to Vicksburg. Against this target, Grant poised his army to strike. Although most of the Port Gibson battlefield is still privately owned, the Civil War Trust (a division of the American Battlefield Trust) and its partners have acquired and preserved of the Port Gibson battlefield. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/port-gibson Battle of Port Gibson The Battle of Port Gibson was fought near

title: USS Vicksburg (CL-86)

text: Long Beach, California on 31 October, but shifted to Portland, Oregon, on 6 November to participate in Armistice Day services before returning to Long Beach on 16 November. Placed in the Terminal Island Naval Shipyard in San Francisco Bay on 17 January 1946 for availability, "Vicksburg" emerged from the overhaul and modernization as perhaps the most modern ship of her class. On 20 May 1946, "Vicksburg" became the flagship for Vice Admiral Frederick C. Sherman, Commander, 3rd Fleet, who shifted his flag from on that date. Two days later, the ship moved to San Diego, where she moored at the