Civil War stories

'Mississippians don't know and refuse to learn how to surrender'

TIM ISBELLStockade Redan was constructed to protect the Graveyard Road approach to Vicksburg. The fortification was given its name because of the wall of poplar logs built across the Graveyard Road.

In May 1862, Adm. David Farragut made the first attempt to capture Vicksburg. Farragut sent an envoy asking the town to surrender. Col. James Autrey, military governor of Vicksburg, sent Farragut a defiant reply, "Mississippians don't know and refuse...

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LIVING

Confederacy makes another push into Union territory

Mid-May 1863 could very well be the time the Civil War was decided. On May 16 and 17, a decisive battle and decision was made that would bring forth catastrophic consequences for the Confederacy. Ulysses S. Grant defeated John C. Pemberton at the battle of Champion Hill and Jefferson Davis' Cabinet...
EDUCATION

Archeology dig, bygone garden bringing Beauvoir's past back to life in Biloxi

BILOXI -- Whether it is a search for historic artifacts or a mission to plant new trees and gardens, there is a lot of digging going on at Beauvoir.
CIVIL WAR STORIES

Farm with ties to Civil War battle gets historical marker

RAYMOND -- The farm where Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant listened to the Battle of Raymond and calculated his plans to reach Vicksburg has received a historical marker.
LIVING

Jackson crosses over the river for a rest in the shade

In May 1863, events spiraled out of control, conspiring against the Confederate war effort. In Virginia, Stonewall Jackson lay dying in a small building at a place called Guinea Station. In Mississippi, Ulysses S. Grant continued his push into the middle of the state, threatening the capital of ...
MILITARY

Surgeon: Stonewall Jackson death likely pneumonia

Historians and doctors have debated for decades what medical complications caused the death of legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, felled by friendly fire from his troops during the Civil War.
LIVING

Grand Gulf opens the door to Mississippi for Grant

Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's plan to confuse Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton at Vicksburg was working. Col. Benjamin Grierson's cavalry was striking through the heart of Mississippi and Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman was demonstrating north of Vicksburg.
CIVIL WAR STORIES

Descendents observe Confederate Memorial Day in Biloxi

BILOXI -- In the midst of more than 700 flag-adorned graves of confederate veterans and their widows, Tom Strain gave the Confederate Memorial Day keynote address. He was standing in the cemetery at Beauvoir, the last home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
LIVING

Jackson loses an arm in battle

Since the battle of Fredericksburg, both Union and Confederate armies remained on their respective sides of the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, Va. In the spring of 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker proposed a plan that was daring and if successful could bring about the destruction of Gen. Robert...