We spent a day biking the Vicksburg battlefield (Civil War). The hills were incredibly steep and the air very humid. We have a better understanding of what the soldiers went through for 47 hard, long days over 1728 Acres.
By no means are we experts on the civil war, but we can see how it becomes addictive. All throughout the battlefield there are plaques stating which battle and brigade happened on that spot. Cool seeing which soldiers fought in that area, who survived and came back, and marked where they fought.
Pictures don’t do the steepness justice.
USS CAIRO
We were able to board the ship and see the inner workings of it. This is not a replica. Bullet holes and bomb are evidence of what it has been through.
Inside the museum they have replicated what the homes looked like when the citizens had to live in caves during the battle.
We never got a chance to enter Jackson. The highway system is not RV friendly ????
What we could glimpse out of the windows is that they spare no expense on churches but don’t upkeep their homes.
The mailboxes in this area are dug into brick columns at the end of properties.
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