The Town of Vicksburg During the Siege, from The Old Courthouse: Vicksburg 160

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11 ай бұрын

Join us as we tour the grounds of the most iconic building in the City of Vicksburg, the Old Courthouse - which hosted Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, 1863.
This video is part of our commemoration of the 160th Anniversary of the Vicksburg Campaign. Videos will be added from now until the beginning of July. To view the full set of tours, visit: • Vicksburg Campaign: 16...
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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@Bodiddley788 11 ай бұрын

I can't believe the old building still stands.

@jimmyjames9752 11 ай бұрын

SAVE OUR BATTLEFIELDS AMERICA 🇺🇸

@codyoliver-zj5sd 13 сағат бұрын

One of the coolest places I’ve ever been. Highly recommend.

@SouthernGentleman 11 ай бұрын

Love and respect to Americans on both sides! 🇺🇸 🇸🇴

@311girl 5 ай бұрын

Those carvings are so cool! I will definitely look for them when I visit!

@usmc-veteran7316 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I always enjoy your videos. Great job.

@TroyMastern 11 ай бұрын

The gift of the Ch/Krisi just keeps on giving!

@clicheguevara5282 11 ай бұрын

I grew up in Memphis and did a 15 mile hike at V-burg as a Boy Scout. No one told me that wearing brand new hiking boots was a VERY bad idea. 😂

@tomdynia9951 11 ай бұрын

Another great video guys! Mark Twain made some of his own observations about Vicksburg in "Life on the Mississippi".

@user-tv3id2nf5o 2 ай бұрын

APPRECIATE YOU ABT!!!!

@msspi764 11 ай бұрын

Natchez and Vicksburg opposed secession (though only Natchez's representatives actually voted against secession). The reason is economic. Both were places where people of great wealth who owned several plantations and enslaved hundreds of people lived. The wealthiest landowners in the Natchez and Vicksburg areas were heavily invested in assets throughout the US. Secession would have been really bad for their larger financial situation.

@missmissy2490 11 ай бұрын

This is great! Thank you!

@mikestacyemett5914 11 ай бұрын

Mark M. Smith has a book on the senses and the Civil War. One chapter looks at Vicksburg and the siege through the sense of taste.

@JohnLight1 11 ай бұрын

Chis and Kris are the best.

@tinyjester27 11 ай бұрын

Did y'all ride the jet boats? I saw that little clip with the drone. Such a cool ride! So glad to see they're still going. Glad y'all brought up the 4th! I swear.... Considering how strongly opposed to session as the were? They really were salty after they started getting shot at. It took so long to get some to celebrate the 4th. Even now. As loud as it is on regular days? The 4th? Just becomes so silent. Great video!!! Love it! I hope the skeeters aren't flying off with yalls stuff. They're really bad right about now!

@mokoarlyana1481 11 ай бұрын

During the siege the land side cannon didn't fire very often, Saving ammunition.

@bigsarge2085 11 ай бұрын

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@AmericanBattlefieldTrust 11 ай бұрын

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@ianblake815 11 ай бұрын

Vicksburg was captured along the same time that the Confederates were driven out of Gettysburg

@user-kx5lo9rm7g 9 ай бұрын

The 4th of July wasn't really celebrated with fireworks until 1976 and even that was rather muted. As I remember as a child growing up there

@roberthoover4491 10 ай бұрын

If Pemberton would have not crossed the Big Black and fought Grant from the fortified high ground on the Warren County side and Johnson covered Grants retreat, Grant would have been routed…

@RKramden723 11 ай бұрын

What a devastation! The older structure should be reclaimed as the courthouse and that art-deco monstrosity should be demolished and replaced with a proper museum.