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ECW Weekender: Living History at Vicksburg
If you’re braving the summer heat in Mississippi to visit this siege and Union victory site, you’ll be pleased to know that this summer (2019), Vicksburg National Military Park is offering living history programs on the weekends! Here’s the scoop:
Posted in ECW Weekender, Upcoming Events
Tagged ECW Weekender, living history, Vicksburg National Military Park, Weekender
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“Independence Forever”–except in Vicksburg
To commemorate 1826’s July Fourth celebrations in Quincy, Massachusetts—which marked the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence—the organizing committee approached the town’s elder statesman, John Adams. Adams, the single most important voice of the independence movement in the Second … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Holidays, Memory, Slavery
Tagged 4th of July, freedom, Independence Day, Independence Forever, John Adams, John Pemberton, July Fourth, liberty, secession, slavery, Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg
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Vicksburg or Gettysburg? LeRoy Gresham’s Words
It’s a long and continuing debate. Vicksburg or Gettysburg? Which is more important? Or are they inseparable? Certainly, Gettysburg tends to overshadow Vicksburg in public history interest. But how did people of the 1860’s view the two events? Pondering this … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Civilian, Primary Sources
Tagged Gettysburg, LeRoy Wiley Gresham, primary source, Vicksburg
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“We will go into the city of Vicksburgh after awhile…”
Nothing quite like a letter to explain what the situation was really like for the common soldier, and here’s a good one from the Siege of Vicksburg. The spelling and punctuation is original. In Camp, Siege of Vicksburg, June 9, … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Common Soldier, Primary Sources
Tagged 67th indiana, primary source, Siege of Vicksburg, Union soldier
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Saving History Saturday: Friends of Vicksburg Raising Funds to Repair Damaged Monument
Just last month, Mississippi was ravaged by a series of severe storms, including many tornadoes. On April 13, several tornadoes touched down throughout the state, resulting in three that hit in Vicksburg’s vicinity alone. Not only did storms destroy numerous … Continue reading
“Blowed to Freedom!”: Abraham and the Vicksburg Mine
Every February ECW does a series of posts about African Americans and the Civil War. There are many from which to choose, but I have made it my mission, as it were, to find those who are not as well … Continue reading
“Turning Points” on C-SPAN: Atkinson on Gettysburg/Vicksburg
We received word today from our friends at C-SPAN that the first segment from our Fifth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge will air this weekend. Tune in to C-SPAN 3’s “American History TV” at 6:00 p.m. on … Continue reading
Vicksburg NMP Brings Back Black Powder
by ECW Correspondent Katherine Duffek Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see and hear cannon and musket fire in real life instead of just in the movies? Well, at Vicksburg National Military Park, visitors can go … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Camels at Vicksburg National Military Park!
Come on out and join the Texas Camel Corps on July 21, 2018! This special event is being held at Vicksburg National Military Park once again, highlighting a unique aspect of the western theater of the Civil War: camels!
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Tagged camel, ECW Weekender, Vicksburg, Vicksburg National Military Park
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“To save the further effusion of blood”: Major General John S. Bowen and the Surrender of Vicksburg
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Kristen M. Pawlak On July 3, 1863, Major General John S. Bowen and Lieutenant Colonel Louis Montgomery entered the Union siege lines surrounding Vicksburg to deliver a message from Army of Mississippi Lieutenant … Continue reading
