Vicksburg

Another ancestor - my third great-grandfather - died in the civil war, this time at Vicksburg.  This was a 46-day siege for control of the Mississippi River and ended with a Union victory, essentially severing the Confederacy and it's supply routes.

There is a 16-mile driving tour through the battlefield with many stops along the way explaining what happened at that particular spot.  The tour takes almost two hours but is well worth the time.  The visitor center has several exhibits plus a film introducing the battle.

This was the last historical stop on my vacation.  Just a few more days and I will be back home, trying to digest all I have seen, learned and experienced these past several weeks.