location atop a high bluff overlooking the Mississippi River proved impregnable to assault by federal troops. The capture of Vicksburg and the simultaneous defeat of Lee at Gettysburg marked the turning point in the American Civil War . Carlisle Sentinel news article about Larry. http://www.cumberlink.com/articles/2009/04/20/news/local/doc49ec7cea4d4cd728362459.txt Posted by Beth Acri-Bowen at 1:00