The Illinois State Memorial at Vicksburg National Military Park is one of my favorite monuments at the park. I’ve seen it only a few times but I know I will stop every time I visit the park. Back in February I wrote an article about my last visit to … [Read more...]
Vicksburg National Military Park – The Union Forces
A few months ago I had the chance to visit the Vicksburg National Military Park. Its not the first time I visited the park. Over the years I've visited maybe five or six times. On this last visit I realized after a few hours of stopping at many of … [Read more...]
The Windsor Ruins
About 10 miles southwest of Port Gibson, Mississippi sits a tract of cleared land where the ruins of twenty-nine gothic columns commonly called the Windsor Ruins. The Windsor Ruins was once the beautiful plantation mansion called the Windsor. … [Read more...]