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Vicksburg, Mississippi is located in Warren County. Zip codes in Vicksburg, MS include 39180, 39182, and 39183. The median home price in Vicksburg is $119,000. More Vicksburg information.

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6 hrs ago | O-R Online

'Forlorn Hope' Medal of Honor veteran of Battle of Vicksburg has Washington County as his final resting place

'Forlorn Hope' Medal of Honor veteran of Battle of Vicksburg 150 years ago, has Washington County as his final resting place The years 2011 through 2015 are full of Civil War sesquicentennials.

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12 hrs ago | Knoxville News Sentinel

Civil-war novelist Jeff Shaara resurrects Vicksburg under Grant's barrage

In his Civil War novels, Jeff Shaara brings to life all the noise, deprivation, exhaustion and frustration typical of war, and his new tale of the Battle of Vicksburg is no exception.

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18 hrs ago | SFGate

La. inmates face life in 2011 kidnapping death

Two Louisiana inmates face life sentences next week in the kidnapping death of an Ohio businessman abducted from a hotel in Mississippi during a 2011 crime spree.

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Fri May 24, 2013

The Miami Herald

Vicksburg is battle-tested Southern belle

The closest commercial airport is in Jackson, Miss., about 50 miles away. There are no nonstop flights from South Florida.

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CNN

Memorial Day and Why We Remember It

As we prepare our get-togethers and barbeques this weekend to celebrate Memorial Day, I hope that everyone will take a few moments to remember the reasons we celebrate this day and the people who gave their lives so that we can enjoy the freedoms we have.

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Mississippi Business Journal

Army scientists issued fibers patent

Joint research by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg and the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center has developed a family of new cloth-type structural components named "Hydrostatically Enabled Structural Elements," or HESEs.

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Seattle Times

This Week in the Civil War

This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, May 26: Fighting for control of the lower Mississippi River.

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Thu May 23, 2013

The Town Talk

This photograph of Vicksburg, Miss., was made in the 1860s. Library of Congress

The U.S. Civil War gunboat Cairo is shown in this undated photograph. The Union gunboat was sunk on Dec.

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Burlington Times News

Vicksburg marks anniversary of siege

Melissa Beatty, right, and her daughter Amanda, 9, sit on a ledge overlooking some of the graves of Union soldiers killed during the Civil War at the Vicksburg military campaign, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Vicksburg, Miss.

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FiveThirtyEight

Opinionator | Disunion: The Last 15 Feet at Vicksburg

Gen. Thomas E.G. Ransom woke early on May 22, 1863. The Union brigade commander and his senior officers had spent part of the previous night reconnoitering the formidable enemy defenses that protected Vicksburg, Miss.

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WLOX-TV Biloxi

Vicksburg marks anniversary of Civil War siege

The Mississippi River town of Vicksburg is holding several events this week to mark the 150th anniversary of its siege during the Civil War.

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Clinton News

Hutto trial in third day; accused killer's outbursts continue

Accused killer James Cobb Hutto, on trial this week in Hinds County Circuit Court on charges he brutally murdered an elderly Clinton woman, continues this week to make loud outbursts in the courtroom.

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WLOX-TV Biloxi

Warren County moves ahead to pick 1 garbage hauler

A mandatory pre-proposal conference is set June 14 for any contractor considering a proposal.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Examiner.com

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for much of central Mississippi

An approaching line of intense thunderstorms with a history of producing widespread wind damage has prompted the Storm Prediction Center to issue a severe thunderstorm watch for much of central Mississippi .

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Tue May 21, 2013

Clinton News

James Hutto, 39, is escorted to Hinds County Court by Hinds County deputies in 2011

James Cobb Hutto appeared in Hinds County Circuit Court today on the second day of his capital murder trial, getting an admonition from the judge after yelling an expletive and giving the audience the finger.

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Mon May 20, 2013

FiveThirtyEight

Opinionator | Disunion: The Battles of Vicksburg

The fall of Vicksburg, Miss., to forces under Gen. Ulysses S. Grant is remembered for the long, intensive siege that led up to it.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Vicksburg National Military Park

Memorial Day Weekend Concert Information

VNMP is hosting 3 outdoor concerts at the Clay Street Visitor Center, May 24, 25, & 26.

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Fri May 17, 2013

The Miami Herald

This Week in the Civil War

This week 150 years ago in the Civil War, Ulysses Grant hurled his Union forces at heavily fortified Vicksburg, Miss., in hopes of a swift conquest of the Mississippi River city.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Mississippi Business Journal

Miller garners honor

Michael P. Miller, senior environmental protection specialist, Regulatory Branch, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District, was recently presented the Larry N. Harper Regulator of the Year Award for his outstanding service and support.

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Mississippi Business Journal

Police want tighter controls on vehicle-for-hire companies

VICKSBURG - The Public Transportation Board is reviewing a proposal from the Vicksburg police department for penalizing companies offering vehicles for hire for violations of the local cab ordinance.

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Flood Warning for Warren County was issued at May 25 at 7:56PM CDT