"Vicksburg" Topic
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Editor in Chief Bill | 09 Jan 2022 5:11 p.m. PST |
When I was at the wargaming convention there years ago, I was thrilled to be included in a tour of the Vicksburg battlefield – the entrenchments, the monuments. I learned today that my great-grandfather served there, at age 15, with the Wisconsin infantry! He later served in the Camden Expedition and the Mobile Campaign (Spanish Fort). |
DisasterWargamer | 09 Jan 2022 5:17 p.m. PST |
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doc mcb | 09 Jan 2022 5:38 p.m. PST |
Vicksburg has to be, imho, the very best of the CW battlefields. Just for the CAIRO, if nothing else. |
Perris0707 | 09 Jan 2022 6:08 p.m. PST |
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Grelber | 09 Jan 2022 8:55 p.m. PST |
I quite enjoyed visiting the CAIRO when I was there. Some of my ancestors served with Grant's army, as well. Grelber |
Frederick | 10 Jan 2022 6:35 a.m. PST |
Never been there but on the list to go to when we can eventually travel again Great-grandfather served under Grant – 4th Minnesota |
John Leahy | 10 Jan 2022 6:44 a.m. PST |
Mine was in the East in the 61st Ohio. I saw the Neuse but haven't seen the Cairo. Thanks John |
ColCampbell | 10 Jan 2022 7:39 a.m. PST |
That was the Bayou Wars on the Bluffs convention in the summer of 2006. It was held at Vicksburg because New Orleans still wasn't available for conventions in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. My good friend Jim W and I led that tour on Sunday morning. That was when I found out that our great grandfathers had served together in the same company of the 36th Mississippi Regiment. For those interested in learning more about ancestors who may have served in the Civil War on either side, a good starting point is the National park Service's soldier site at link Jim |
Shagnasty | 10 Jan 2022 11:16 a.m. PST |
ColCampbell, I hope I had the honor to meet and game with you at Bayou Wars '06. The site you recommended is very interesting. |
doc mcb | 10 Jan 2022 11:28 a.m. PST |
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John Switzer | 10 Jan 2022 2:47 p.m. PST |
I enjoyed that convention tremendously. It was great to meet Bill and revisit all the sites that Vicksburg has to offer. |
mildbill | 11 Jan 2022 5:11 a.m. PST |
Vicksburg stopped celebrating the 4th of July until 1944. |
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