Press Coverage of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, May-November 1863
The Siege of Vicksburg and the Battle of Gettysburg decided the fate of the Southern armies, and ultimately the Confederate nation. Gettysburg went down in history as the best remembered
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MMB: A concise history of the unconventional, untethered and unruly warriors of the Mississippi Marine Brigade
By Paul Russinoff A column of dilapidated wagons and carriages drawn by broken-down horses creaked along a neglected Mississippi road one summer’s day in 1863. The thoroughfare stretched for some
Mariner. Teamster. Refugee. Surgeon’s Steward. The life and naval service of William Tyler Cross
By Jack Hurov On a warm and windy morning in April 1862, an international incident occurred at the mouth of the Rio Grande River. A group of American citizens, ranging
Confederate Mona Lisa
By Doug York and Ronald S. Coddington Long before Vicksburg became ground zero in the federal campaign to control the Mississippi, the city thrived as an important transportation gateway. A
A Ditch Too Far
The wide defensive ditch that reinforced Stockade Redan and its Confederate garrison at Vicksburg, Miss., measured six feet deep and about twice as wide. Akin to a grave, the furrow
Dispatches from Hell: Junius Henri Browne’s great escape from Secessia
By Ronald S. Coddington A flotilla of Union gunboats and transports steamed along the Mississippi River on a hazy March morning in 1862. As the vessels approached the Confederate stronghold