By Lauchlin Fields , LF Voices Collective Every family has a story, but many remain untold, hidden in old records, whispered among elders, or lost over time. As Vicksburg celebrates its 200th ...

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Gilbert Bates was getting madder by the minute. The 31-year-old farmer was chewing the fat with a neighbor in November 1867.

This article was written by Jim Beaugez. The surrender of Vicksburg by Confederate Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton to Union forces led by Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, 1863, brought swift change to ...

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The brief experiment with a department of education was born in 1867 and enacted by Southern Democrat President Andrew ...

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