American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

The city was firmly etched into the nation's history after the Civil War Battle of Vicksburg in 1863. A list of events to celebrate Vicksburg's Bicentennial over the next few days include a ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers who went to war — have been serving in combat for centuries.

The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War victory. Does it offer any insight into the mysterious ...

How much do you know about the Civil War? Our history quiz covers some of the basic Civil War questions that we feel are ...

Alexander Ramsey answered President Abraham Lincoln’s initial call for volunteer Union troops at the outset of the American Civil War with ... the Seige of Vicksburg, Battle of Mill Springs ...

Military records reveal that women fought—and died—in all the major battles of the Civil War, participating in clashes in Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Shiloh, and Vicksburg ...

Vicksburg is home to numerous historical markers, including the site of a significant Civil War battle and the first place Coca-Cola was ever bottled, showcased at the Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum."So, ...

Plus, thousands of Civil War recruits were young ... Cashier participated in the siege of Vicksburg and later fought at Mobile and Memphis and took part “in forty battles and skirmishes ...