Historic Vicksburg, Mississippi | Civil War Tour
Vicksburg goes by many names. It's the Key City, the Gibraltar of the West, the Key to the South, the Red Carpet City of the South. The city was the link between the Eastern and Western Confederacy during the American Civil War.
In the spring and summer of 1863, the city became the focal point for Union General Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee. For months, the Federals attempted to take the bastion on the banks of the Mississippi River. Still, it took a combined Army and Navy effort to land troops south of the city, and march north, east, and eventually west in a masterful campaign of battles and maneuvers. For 47 days, Confederates commanded by General John C. Pemberton held out, besieged by the United States Army. On July 4, 1863, Southern forces surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant and his army.
Join host Chris Mackowski as he explores Vicksburg National Military Park and the USS Cairo. He'll head into the city, visit the Old Depot Museum, the Old Court House Museum, Catfish Row, Coca-Cola's first bottling plant, enjoy lunch at Walnut Hills, and head out on the Mississippi River.
0:00 Welcome to Vicksburg
3:11 Cruising Down the Mississippi River
12:46 Old Depot Museum
16:41 Vicksburg National Military Park
17:38 Vicksburg Memorial Arch
18:38 Vicksburg Fortifications
23:50 Illinois Monument
28:06 Grant's Vicksburg Campaign
32:30 Shirley House
36:49 Orion Howe - Dash of Courage
39:12 Pemberton at Vicksburg
42:25 Vicksburg National Cemetery
43:06 USS Cairo
48:51 Walnut Hills Restaurant
53:28 Downtown Vicksburg
54:39 Vicksburg Civil War Museum
1:04:16 Catfish Row
1:05:26 Vicksburg - Turning Point of the Civil War
1:06:54 Old Court House Museum
1:17:36 Duff Green Mansion
1:28:26 Vicksburg's Legacy
The American Battlefield Trust preserves America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educates the public about what happened there and why it matters. We permanently protect these battlefields for future generations as a lasting and tangible memorial to the brave soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.
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I was born and raised in Texas, but Vicksburg has been my home for the last seven years. I love this town so much, and every time I pass all the soldiers grave's, it helps put my own life in perspective.💔
Vicksburg is my most favorite campaign from the American Civil War and I absolutely love every time I visit the city and the battlefield. So much history in that area.
This was an incredible video/tour! Thank you so much ABT! Also, I just love these tour videos. What an incredible way to (sort of) experience all these different places. As a civil war buff, I find these particular tours incredible. Thank you again. I already look forward to the next in the series!
This was one of the best videos, movies, that I have seen in a while. Really great job all around, thank you!
@40:10 ... you know that voice, it's none other than NBT Chief Historian, Garry Adelman. He always brings it.
What a wonderful video. Great job Chris & Chris. We were just there in September 2023. Tim Smith was a bonus.
Vicksburg is such a beautiful place. I’ve been to the battlefield so many times. This video is beautifully done. I so wanna thank you for showing the Civil War Museum. I have not been there but my next trip I will be going. Thank you for all the videos that y’all produce I have learned so much more.
I was there about a month ago. The battle lines are stunning in their length, how close the regimental markers are to each other (IE how densely packed the Union regiments were), and how close the lines are to each other. The confederate lines were brilliantly designed in terms of taking advantage of the really difficult topography. Wish this video was out before I visited.
Great museums. Would love to visit them someday.
I have watched all 4 of your presentations now, and I have to say I enjoyed all of them. Immensely. You choose the right person to host. Chris was so good. I was also impressed with the places and people who were featured on the videos. I would like to thank all involved in this amazing series of videos. my only criticism is I'm now going to have to visit all four cities, never mind 😂
Thank you Chris for this great tour of Vicksburg MS.
Thanks for inspiring me to visit next summer.
@springerk2007
8 ай бұрын
Went there back in June. So glad I did it. Booked a tour guide and that was so worth it. Also book the Hampton Inn across from the entrance, not only a decent hotel, the location is awesome!
@AmericanBattlefieldTrust
8 ай бұрын
We suggest the spring or fall unless you are a fan of the heat 😃 (and we stayed at the Hampton Inn while filming)
What an amazing experience. Thank you! 👏👏👏
WELL DONE !!!!
I’ve really enjoyed these videos. Now it makes sense why Tim Smith was talking about doing more videos back in your Vicksburg 160 videos. 😂 My family and I got to visit Vicksburg over the summer. It was incredibly hot, but worth it after watching those 160th anniversary videos you did in the spring. My favorite fact from them is the one that Garry shared about the Illinois monument and the fact it was 1/5th the state budget. You could build a sports stadium for that cost these days.
Incredible.
Over the the years, I have been to Vicksburg 3 times. And yet, I never saw it. This marvelous video solved that problem for me. Watched the whole video from start to finish in one go. Truly a work of video art. Thank you. I am Canadian ...
DASH OF COURAGE GREAT STORY OF PUTTING OTHERS BEFORE YOURSELF. GREAT INSPIRATION.
Spent almost 2 days there in 2021 and will be going back this summer. There is so much to see.
Great job again - thanks for the tour!
I dig the stuff with Doc Mack. If you aren't already following 'Emerging Civil War' you need to.
Outstanding presentation. Thank you!
I was born there in 1953
I'm from Arizona and still is truly some fine Americana history, I toured the war park and saw the USS Cairo. I'll definitely return.
Great job!!!!
Just finished the Vicksburg episode. Fantastic. These travelogs just keep getting better.
This is a well-done tour. Thank you.
My 2nd great grandfather on my grandpa's side and my third great grandfather on my grandma's side were both captured at Vicksburg.
This is so good! Hollywood quality! Love it!
Excellent job
Illinois will be heard from this day.
@crippledcrow2384
8 ай бұрын
I think you may have stolen that line from Stonewall Jackson.
@derekrupert2013
8 ай бұрын
@@crippledcrow2384with 30,000 Illinoisans around Vicksburg. Someone said it lol
I don't know if they talked about this and I missed it, but there's one thing that has always bugged me about Vicksburg. You read about how the Confederate guns were firing on the Union fleet from bluffs 200 ft above the river. I look at the maps now, and all along that hairpin turn that *_used to be_* where the Mississippi flowed past the city (I realize the river has changed course and that is no longer part of the Mississippi.) and I don't see any bluffs at all. In fact, going quite a ways inland it doesn't seem like the terrain there is much higher than the river anywhere along the length of that stretch. At most, I see places where a few hundred feet from the water the terrain begins to rise, but nothing like what I'd call "bluffs." Have those bluffs been washed out since 1863? Or possibly even dug out?
Actually you can go to Vicksburg and not ride a boat on the river. But the battlefield is awesome. My mom is from around Vicksburg
Pea Ridge in Arkansas is amazing too. We do not have the MS River. Hsha.
its 47 steps from the bottom of the Illinois monument to the top. 1 for each day of the seige.
GREAT EPOCHS IN AMERICAN HISTORY VOLUME VI THE JACKSONIAN PERIOD, 1828-1840. PETHAHIAH 🙏 🙏 🙏.
THE FIRST RAILROAD HAD BEEN BUILT IN 1830. THE JACKSONIAN ERA. 1828-1840.
HI its the preident of america here.
@rweezy6246
8 ай бұрын
Dork
The 1875 riot. Sooooo many bodies are buried under this land
I LOVE TO EAT CATFISH , WITH MASHED POTATOES AND GRAVY,AND APPLESAUCE. AND COTTAGE CHEESE 🧀.
No mention of the Vicksburg cemetery... shame
Chris pretending not to know anything gets me every time😂😂😂.
president of the united states.