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Showing posts with label 1863. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1863. Show all posts
Thursday, July 4, 2013

The Fall of Vicksburg, 150 years ago today (July 4, 1863)

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Vicksburg, Mississippi 150 years ago today, the Confederacy's "Gibraltar of the Mississippi" fell to the army of Maj. Gen....
Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Vicksburg on July 3, 1863, The Beginning of the End

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Illinois Memorial at Vicksburg More than any other event that took place in 1863 - including even Gettysburg - the passage of a letter f...
Tuesday, July 2, 2013

In the Trenches at Vicksburg on July 2, 1863

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Union Siege Gun at Vicksburg, Mississippi 150 years ago today, as the 15th Alabama and 2nd Maine faced off on the slopes of Little Round...
Sunday, May 19, 2013

Sherman's Attack on Vicksburg (May 19, 1863)

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Stockade Redan and Scene of Sherman's Attack As the sun set over the high bluffs of Vicksburg, Mississippi, 150 years ago tonight, d...
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