St. Alban's Episcopal Church was first built in 1858 along the Jackson-Vicksburg Road, now known as The Warriors Trail, and consecrated in 1859. During the Civil War, St. Alban's became a haven for civilians fleeing war-torn Vicksburg. In May 1863, . . . — — Map (db m50999) HM
The Brierfield and Hurricane plantations of Jefferson and Joseph Davis were located west of here at Davis Bend. War, floods, and fire have destroyed most of the physical evidence of these plantation homes. — — Map (db m103795) HM
Panel 1 General Beauregard in April 1862 ordered Captain D.B. Harris, Chief Engineer, Vicksburg, Miss., to proceed with the construction of the Battery on Yazoo River and use booms, rafts and piles. Admiral Farragut, while besieging Vicksburg in . . . — — Map (db m160930) HM
The first white men to visit the Yazoo River were four missionary priests from the Seminary of Quebec. Rev. Francis De Montigny, a native of Paris, was the leader of the party and bore the appointment of Vicar General of the Bishop of Quebec. The . . . — — Map (db m160911) HM
Built in 1719 to protect French colonists and serve as a trading place with Native Americans, Fort St. Pierre was rebuilt with a substantial palisade and moat in 1722 by Lt. Dumont de Montigny. Although designed to house more than 100 marines and . . . — — Map (db m133857) HM
Haynes Bluff originally consisted of one large and three smaller platform mounds surrounding a plaza. Mounds A and C remain, while Mounds B and D were destroyed in 1967. Mound A, the largest at the site, was originally 30 feet tall and has a ramp . . . — — Map (db m157666) HM
Once part of a complex of at least
four Indian mounds, this 30 foot
high mound was built in several
stages from the 1300s to the 1600s.
A thatched temple or chief's lodge
stood atop each successive stage.
By the early 1700s. nearby . . . — — Map (db m157536) HM
Throughout the winter of 1862-63, Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant orchestrated a series of Bayou Expeditions aimed at capturing Vicksburg. The Steele's Bayou Expedition was the most daring of these operations and was personally led by Rear . . . — — Map (db m65009) WM
The longest continually-running melodrama in the world began with modest roots on March 28, 1936 by Julia Arnold on a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers barge that had been redesigned to resemble a riverboat and renamed the Dixie Belle.
"Gold in the . . . — — Map (db m190836) HM
One of Vicksburg and Warren County's greatest natural resources is its hardwood forests. For years, the harvesting of timber was hard work that was achieved by hard men and animals working in unison.
After trees were cut, oxen and mules were . . . — — Map (db m190971) HM
From the earliest settlers to Vicksburg, African Americans have made significant contributions to social, educational, religious, economic and political progress.
Vicksburg was home to Hiram Rhodes Revels, the first African American U. S. . . . — — Map (db m190865) HM
On a balmy Saturday afternoon in the winter of 1953, a tornado etched a path of destruction from Vicksburg's waterfront through downtown and into a northeast residential area.
The December 5th twister is to date (2006) one of only two F5 . . . — — Map (db m190854) HM
Famed musician and prolific song writer Willie Dixon was born in Vicksburg in 1915. In 1936, he moved to Chicago, taking with him an appreciation of African field songs, gospel, blues, and country music.
Over the next 50 years, Dixon created a . . . — — Map (db m190864) HM
Methodism played a formative role in the founding of Vicksburg and Warren County.
In 1799, Rev. Tobias Gibson, a circuit rider in the Mississippi Territory, established the Hopewell congregation in Warren County. In 1814, Rev. Newitt Vick, a . . . — — Map (db m190970) HM
Vicksburg voters opposed secession but once the war began they supported the Confederacy, over 2500 local men joining the Southern ranks.
The first attack on Vicksburg was in the spring of 1862. The enemy was repulsed, Col. James Autry telling . . . — — Map (db m104036) HM
Because it was the lone Blakely rifled cannon in all the Vicksburg defenses, the Confederate soldiers called this 7.44-inch gun, "The Widow Blakely." During the siege it was mounted about 1 mile north of its present position. On May 22, 1863, the . . . — — Map (db m97124) HM
Probably one of the most picturesque views of Vicksburg is that of the two bridges over the Mississippi River. The first bridge was constructed in 1930 for $6,500,000 to transport vehicles and trains.
It was, at that time, the only bridge across . . . — — Map (db m190853) HM
Capt. S. C. Bains. The company served its pieces on the city front from May 18 to May 23, when most of them were ordered to the rear line of defense. One section, under Capt. S. C. Bains, served two 6-pounder guns on the city front to . . . — — Map (db m162975) HM
Capt. Paul T. Dismukes.
The company served one 10-inch Columbiad in a position not in the park, about 266 yards southwest of this tablet, from May 18 to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863. — — Map (db m109494) HM
Capt. P. Grandpre. The company served one 10-inch Columbiad in this position from May 18 to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863. — — Map (db m162997) HM
Capt. C.B. Vance. The first section of The Company, under Lieuts.
T. H. Cunningham and B. T. Mathews. served two 12-
pounder howitzers in this position, South fort,
from about May 26 to about June 15. 1863, when
the section with its . . . — — Map (db m213141) HM
Capt. William P. Parks.
The company served one 32-pounder rifled gun in a position, not in the park, about 200 yards west of this tablet from May 18 to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863. — — Map (db m110743) HM
Capt. H.T. Norman
The company served one 9-inch Dahlgren gun in a position, not in the park, immediately west of the Harwood house and about 66 yards west of this tablet from May 18 to about June 29, when the gun, with a detachment . . . — — Map (db m110842) HM
Capt. Alexander Chust.
The company was engaged in the Battle of Champion's Hill, May 16, attached to Lorings Division. At the close of that battle it fell back with the army to Vicksburg and served two 6-pounder guns and two 12-pounder . . . — — Map (db m133892) HM
Capt. William C. Capers. A detachment of the Company, under Lieut. C.
A. Conrad, served one 10-inch mortar in this
position, South Fort, from May 18 to June 12, when
the detachment was ordered to a work in rear
of the line of Moore's . . . — — Map (db m213144) HM
Lieut. G.W. Miller;
Lieut. D.M. Upton.
The company served one 8-inch Columbiad in a position, not in the park, about 200 yards west of this tablet from May 18 to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863. — — Map (db m110742) HM
Capt. William C. Capers. A detachment of the Company, under personal
command of Capt. William C. Capers, served one
10-inch Columbiad in this position, South Fort,
from May 18 to the end of the defense, July 4,1863. — — Map (db m213142) HM
Lieut. Edward L. Bower.
One section of the company. under Lieut. E.L. Bower. served two 12-pounder howitzers in this position from May 18 to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863. — — Map (db m133920) HM
Capt. T. N. Johnston.
A detachment of the company served two 10-inch Columbiads in a position, not in the park about 150 yards northwest of this tablet, from May 18 to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863. They were creditably and . . . — — Map (db m109450) HM
Capt. T.N. Johnston
A detachment of the company, under Lieut. P.R. Cousins, served one 7-inch Brooke's rifled gun in a position, not in the park, about 233 yards west of this tablet, from May 18 to June 28, 1863, when it was disabled . . . — — Map (db m109530) HM
One 42-pounder smoothbore gun was mounted in a position, not in the park, near the end of the spur known as "Devil's Backbone" and about 100 yards west of this tablet from May 18 to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863. It was not in exclusive . . . — — Map (db m110840) HM
U.S. Battery Benton. Acting Master J. Frank Reed.A detachment of Battery E, 1st Missouri Light Artillery under Lieut. Joseph B. Atwater and a detail of enlisted men of the 34th Iowa Infantry, all under Acting Master J. Frank Reed of the gunboat . . . — — Map (db m39567) HM
Capt. Benjamin F. Rodgers.
The battery served four James rifles in temporary positions on the investment line of its division from May 25. One section served two James rifles in this position from about June 22 to the end of the . . . — — Map (db m109364) HM
Capt. Benjamin F. Rodgers.
A detachment of the battery served one 8-inch
Columbiad in this position from about June 21 to
the end of the siege, July 4, 1863. — — Map (db m133859) HM
December 5, 1953 --- the day began in a normal way. It was warm and blustery, which we all know isnt all that uncommon down South during the holiday season. Christmas wreaths and decorations had been placed downtown, and shoppers filled the . . . — — Map (db m163000) HM
Side 1:
The rise of the automobile and the development of a national highway system in the 1920's and '30s coincided with the initial boom of blues, jazz, and spiritual recordings by African American artists. Songs in the African American . . . — — Map (db m97080) HM
Middle house constructed ca. 1830 by John Lane, a member of Vicksburg's founding family.
Flanking Italianate townhouses constructed ca. 1872: 901 by a niece of Jeff. Davis; 913 by Judge Upton Young. — — Map (db m109280) HM
Established as All Saints' Episcopal College, this girls' boarding school was chartered in 1907. William Mercer Green Hall, built In 1908, was named for Mississippi's first Episcopal bishop. The Dioceses of Louisiana and Arkansas became Joint owners . . . — — Map (db m133913) HM
Both former residents of Vicksburg, B. Beatrix Scott and Ida L. Jackson served as the fifth and eighth national presidents of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 1925-1927 and 1933-1936, respectively. During her presidency, Scott helped establish . . . — — Map (db m97074) HM
Built in three stages from ca. 1830 to 1855, this Greek Revival–style mansion was originally built by J.W. Mauldin and sold to Victor Wilson in 1840. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, Anchuca was Vicksburgs first . . . — — Map (db m103752) HM
Meaning "men of kindness," the Anshe Chesed Congregation was organized in 1841 and formally chartered by the State of Mississippi in 1862. It was a founding member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations in 1874. Anshe Chesed is the second . . . — — Map (db m50909) HM
Springfield Neighborhood
You are in Vicksburg's oldest neighborhood where many structures are antebellum. An-te-bel-lum is derived from Latin meaning "before the war."
Duff Green Mansion
In 1856 a wealthy cotton . . . — — Map (db m115488) HM
"The Country"
Around 1860, Frederic Baum and his wife Ellen Chambers Baum had a home in the middle of a fabulous apple orchard located in this area. Frederic had several businesses, was an alderman for the City of Vicksburg, and served on . . . — — Map (db m115537) HM
Built mid-1830s. Home of diarist Emma Balfour, noted diarist of the Siege. Site of 1862 Christmas ball interrupted by arrival of Federal fleet. Following surrender, July 4, 1863, was HQ. of Maj.-Gen. J.B. McPherson. — — Map (db m97085) HM
Vicksburg Banks
The need for banks grew as local merchants flourished and
more people had paying jobs. In 1895 Vicksburg had five
banks. By 1906, because of the economic boom, there were
thirteen local banks. Two historically . . . — — Map (db m115430) HM
Site of first African Methodist Episcopal Church (1864), and first Negro Masonic Lodge in Mississippi organized here (1875). Campbell College was organized here in 1890. Present church was built in 1912. — — Map (db m103754) HM
Established in 1884 by the Vicksburg
Tabernacle No. 19 Independent Order of
Brothers and Sisters of Love and Charity,
this cemetery has nearly 5.500 graves,
most of which date between 1884 and the
1940s. This cemetery is the final . . . — — Map (db m244381) HM
The Feld House
The Feld House is one of the most architecturally significant residences of early 20th Century in Mississippi. The home was constructed in 1913 by Hannah B. Fishell, widow of Alfred Fishell, a
prominent Vicksburg . . . — — Map (db m115544) HM
Known for strict discipline and demand for diligent work, the Brothers of the Sacred Heart took charge of the education of Vicksburg Catholic young men when they arrived at St. Aloysius Academy on the corner of First North and Grove streets in . . . — — Map (db m190972) HM
On July 20, 1899, Giuseppe Di Fatta, Pasquale
Di Fatta, Francesco Di Fatta, Giovanni Cerami
and Rosario Fiduccia, all natives of Sicily, were
murdered by a lynch mob in Tallulah, Louisiana.
The murders triggered an international . . . — — Map (db m236878) HM
In the mid-1800's Vicksburg began to grow and prosper. An 1866 city directory listed 35 Jewish-owned stores and about 90 Jewish families living in Vicksburg. These three homes were owned by Jewish businessmen who prospered with Vicksburg's growing . . . — — Map (db m115530) HM
Maj. Gen. Carter L. Stevenson
May 18-July 4 1863
This building was then a dwelling house
two stories high width of front same as
now but depth much less — — Map (db m109505) HM
The C.S.S. Arkansas, an ironclad built in Yazoo City, met the Union vessels Queen of the West, Tyler and Carondelet on July 15, 1862, on the Yazoo River. Moving into the Mississippi, the Arkansas ran past thirty-nine . . . — — Map (db m103751) HM
In memory of the 23 brave men of the Confederate
Ram Arkansas who were killed in action or died
of wounds received in battle with the Union fleet
above Vicksburg July 15-22 1862.
These Army, Navy and local volunteers served
aboard this new . . . — — Map (db m213078) HM
In 1906 the Vicksburg Business League purchased nearly sixty acres of land and grading, one quarter mile east of this site, to attract a proposed National Guard rifle range. The range, which opened in 1907, included a store house, a concrete target . . . — — Map (db m103779) HM
A graduate of Mississippi Valley State University, Brady Tonth, Jr. was the first MVSU Air Force ROTC graduate to become a pilot after completing training in Columbus, Mississippi. In 1979, he became the first African American pilot in the . . . — — Map (db m170732) HM
Built in 1924 in the tutor Gothic style, Carr Central High School was designed by architect William A. Stanton. This building once housed the administrative offices of the school district and kindergarten, elementary, and junior high school classes. . . . — — Map (db m115321) HM
Carr School was designed in the Tudor Gothic style by William Stanton, a well-known architect, who had designed many religious, public, commercial and residential buildings across Mississippi.
The school was built in 1924 by the E.G. Parish . . . — — Map (db m190861) HM
Not a clean place, Catfish Row was Vicksburg's commerce hub where horse-drawn wagons connected with steamboats and trains. Not particularly a clean place, it was busy with laborers, lined with saloons, and thriving with underground activities. If . . . — — Map (db m190975) HM
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, this part of Cherry Street was an affluent residential area lined with spectacular homes.
The Rose Home
In 1897 Adolph Rose, a prominent banker and wholesale merchant, built this grand home with a unique . . . — — Map (db m115415) HM
Here on December 27-29, 1862 General W.T. Sherman with 32,000 men was routed by a defending C.S.A. force of 9,000 led by Gen. Stephen D. Lee. Union losses were 9 to 1. — — Map (db m105420) HM
Founded 1828. Nave and tower constructed 1839-43. Cornerstone laid by Bishop Leonidas Polk. Despite the bombardment, the Rev. W.W. Lord conducted daily services here during the Siege of Vicksburg. — — Map (db m115491) HM
Vicksburg's Oldest Public Building
The cornerstone for Christ Episcopal was laid in 1839 but a fire and yellow fever epidemic delayed completion until 1843. The corner stone was laid by Bishop Leonidas Polk, who later served as a major . . . — — Map (db m115490) HM
Faith Arrives
Faith had an early foothold in Vicksburg. The
Catholic faith arrived early with the Spanish explorers
and settlers. Organized religion started around 1812
when Newit Vick, a Methodist minister, arrived. Early
settlers . . . — — Map (db m115418) HM
[Top plaque] This structure has been recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey of the United States Department of the Interior for its archives at the Library of Congress
[Bottom plaque] This property has been placed on . . . — — Map (db m244237) HM
Dedicated To The Recipients Of The
Nation's Oldest Military Decoration
"The Purple Heart"
My stone is red for
the blood they shed.
The medal I bear
is my country's way
to show they care.
If I could be seen
by all . . . — — Map (db m109895) WM
Front
In Memory of the men, from all states of the South, who fell in the defense of Vicksburg during a siege of 47 days - May 18 to July 3, 1863. A defense unsurpassed in the annals of war for heroism, endurance of devotion, and . . . — — Map (db m104277) WM
Prior to the construction of a bridge in 1930 across the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, train cars crossed to Louisiana on "ferries for trains" called transfer boats. The inclines at Kleinstown in Vicksburg and Delta Point in Louisiana were . . . — — Map (db m103989) HM
From his headquarters in this grand mansion, Confederate General Pemberton followed the movement of enemy troops during the siege. He watched his men suffering from lack of food and the relentless Union bombardment.
After nearly seven weeks, . . . — — Map (db m81903) HM
The Vicksburg National Military Park, established by Congress on February 21, 1899, commemorates the campaign, siege, and defense of Vicksburg during the Civil War. The 1,800 acres of the park are dotted with over 1,300 monuments, making it the "art . . . — — Map (db m103991) HM
David D. Foote (1879-1967) was educated in
Vicksburg public schools, graduated from
Straight University, and earned a degree in
dentistry from Howard University in 1906.
Returning to Vicksburg, he was among the first
licensed Black dentists in . . . — — Map (db m244377) HM
In March, 1863, Maj. Gen. William T.
Sherman's XV Corps assembled at Eagle
Bend to march inland approximately one
mile along Muddy Bayou to Steele's
Bayou. There, the troops were to be
loaded onto transports and used in
Admiral Porter's naval . . . — — Map (db m187814) HM
The Spanish were the first Europeans (in 1541) to discover what is today called Fort Hill, the second highest spot between Memphis and New Orleans. When the French arrived in 1682, they laid claim to the region. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 divided . . . — — Map (db m104038) HM
Brig. General C. S. Army
Commanding Brigade
French's Division
Johnston's Army
______
Col. 4th Ark. Inf. Dec. 20, 1861
Brig. Gen. C.S. Army Nov. 27, 1862 — — Map (db m133970) HM WM
In 1831, Richard Featherston, a teacher,
built a single story structure here and
opened Vicksburg's first school. Dr. Alex
Magruder expanded the house to two stories
in 1850 and used the original as a clinic
where he treated victims of the . . . — — Map (db m191610) HM
On January 13, 1861, the steamer A.O. Tyler, en route downriver to New Orleans, was fired on by militia sent to protect Vicksburg. The Tyler, which was later used as a U.S. timberclad gunboat, was searched and released. The firing on . . . — — Map (db m103747) HM
The vessels which have served as the Mississippi always pulled "double duty" serving both as a Corps work vessel and as the MRC's river inspection vessel and public meeting venue. During the traditional high-water and low-water seasons each . . . — — Map (db m162994) HM
On bluffs above. Built by Spain in 1790's on land granted by Choctaws. At evacuation in March 1798, name became Ft. McHenry, honoring U.S. Sec. of War. Abandoned about 1800. — — Map (db m103757) HM
Fort Nogales, which was the first settlement at Vicksburg, was established by the Spaniards on this spot in 1791. In 1798, it passed from the possession of Spain to the United States and was re-named Fort McHenry. It was used as a Confederate fort . . . — — Map (db m103759) HM
Navy veteran and Alcorn College graduate Frank Crump, Jr. taught at Rosa A. Temple High School (1960-1970) and was Vo-Tech Dean at Utica Junior College. During Freedom Summer in 1964, he registered African American voters and was a Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m103768) HM
The Glass site originally consisted of four pyramidal mound surrounding an open plaza, with a possible fifth mound located to the north. Of these, Mound A alone remains undamaged. It stands 30 feet high and has a ramp extending south toward the . . . — — Map (db m103780) HM
Governor McNutt
In 1838, Alexander McNutt was elected the twelfth governor of Mississippi, serving until 1842. After two terms as governor, he moved back to Vicksburg to continue his law practice.
Governor McNutt House . . . — — Map (db m115480) HM
In 1991, Daniel Kirkwood "Kirk" Fordice, Jr. became the first Republican to be elected governor of Mississippi in 118 years. A graduate of Purdue University, he served two years on active duty in the US Army as an engineer officer with the 1st . . . — — Map (db m162998) HM
A Different Point of View
Vicksburg was pretty bare in the early days. The original townspeople cleared the land and used the trees to construct buildings and open space for farming. When Vicksburg was under siege by the Union Army, the . . . — — Map (db m115508) HM
Anchuca (An-choo-ka)
Built in 1830 and surviving the Civil War, Anchuca was named with a Choctaw Indian word meaning "happy home". In 1868 the house was occupied by Joseph Davis oldest brother to Jefferson Davis), a very successful . . . — — Map (db m115483) HM
If Vicksburgers found themselves in hard times, they probably ended up here. The jail, court house, funeral home and tombstone maker were all located at this intersection.
Photo captions
Top left: Warren County Court House, late . . . — — Map (db m115510) HM
Warren County Court House
The Reverend Newit Vick, Vicksburg's founder, originally planned to build his home on this site; however, after he and his wife both fell victim to yellow fever in August of 1819, this site was set aside to . . . — — Map (db m115506) HM
Sign
Killed in the fight to rid Vicksburg of vicious gamblers
July 5, 1835
Monument
Erected by a grateful community to the memory of Dr. Hugh Bodley
murdered by the gamblers
July 5, 1835
While . . . — — Map (db m179419) HM
