More than 500,000 annual visitors tour the Vicksburg National Military Park, which houses 1,300 monuments and markers as well as the Vicksburg National Cemetery. Another bill passed in the Senate ...

By Jim Beaugez Under cover of darkness during the early hours of June 7, 1863, an army of 1,500 Confederate troops approached ...

City, county and state leaders gathered at the Ardis T. Williams Auditorium Wednesday to celebrate a milestone: the 200th anniversary of Vicksburg’s incorporation in 1825. A number of speakers from ...

Over the next few years, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History aims to revitalize some of the state's most ...

Mississippi is a state rich with history. From the northern corners, to the Delta, to the coast, there are hundreds of historical sites telling the story of the state. Many of these sites, however ...