Battle Of Vicksburg

Battle Of Vicksburg

All Things Vicksburg

Civil War Battles

Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi (Book Review)

Today in History: Born onJanuary 26

1715

Claude Helvétius, French philosopher.

1826

Julia Dent Grant, wife of Ulysses S. Grant.

1880

Douglas MacArthur, U.S. general in World War I, World War II and Korea.

1893

Bessie Coleman, pioneer aviator.

1944

Angela Davis, American activist.

America's Civil War

How Union General Robert H. Milroy Spent His Life Trying Redeem His Reputation

Until his death, Union General Robert H. Milroy never stopped trying to redeem his reputation, badly scarred in defeat at Second Winchester