A rain delay played an essential role in The Battle of Jackson, which was fought 162 years ago today in Jackson, Mississippi, ...

Early in the Civil War, two ironclad ships faced off in a battle that would change naval warfare forever. What made ironclad ...

Location: Jackson Following the American troops’ capture of Vicksburg during the Civil War, rebel forces retreated to Jackson, central Mississippi’s last remaining Confederate stronghold.

A new mural now hangs on the east side of 235 W. State St. The mural, commissioned by Jacksonville Main Street and placed on ...

Acclaimed Civil War reenactor and historian Curt Fields ... Louisiana, North Carolina, Mississippi and Tennessee; the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln; the repatriation of citizens ...

When the siege of Vicksburg began, the battle was literally brought to the front doors of residents’ homes. Mortars fell, ...

If ever a farm had secrets, Prospect Hill is the keeper of ghosts. The former cotton plantation conceals one of the most ...

Kelly Hopkins, commander of Henry Casey Camp 92 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), recently conducted a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Washington Cemetery grave site of ...