7th Mississippi Infantry
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- Sep 28, 2013
- Location
- Southwest Mississippi
I found this article from last September,
Cashing in on Grant’s march to Vicksburg
One has to believe that Ulysses S. Grant has just fired up another victory cigar, and all Mississippians ought to join him in the celebration.
This week it was announced that a series of historical markers have been erected showing Grant’s path in his famous march to Vicksburg in 1863 during the American Civil War.
Brig. Gen. Parker Hills (ret.), president of the Mississippi Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, told the Vicksburg Post that the 18 markers dot a 50-mile stretch of road from the old Grand Gulf town square to Raymond.
The project began in 2003, and the scenic byway was authorized by the Legislature in 2004. But the first historical marker didn’t go up until May at Dillon’s Plantation during the 150th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Raymond.
For the rest of the article visit,
http://msbusiness.com/businessblog/2013/09/19/cashing-grants-march-vicksburg/
Cashing in on Grant’s march to Vicksburg
One has to believe that Ulysses S. Grant has just fired up another victory cigar, and all Mississippians ought to join him in the celebration.
This week it was announced that a series of historical markers have been erected showing Grant’s path in his famous march to Vicksburg in 1863 during the American Civil War.
Brig. Gen. Parker Hills (ret.), president of the Mississippi Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, told the Vicksburg Post that the 18 markers dot a 50-mile stretch of road from the old Grand Gulf town square to Raymond.
The project began in 2003, and the scenic byway was authorized by the Legislature in 2004. But the first historical marker didn’t go up until May at Dillon’s Plantation during the 150th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Raymond.
For the rest of the article visit,
http://msbusiness.com/businessblog/2013/09/19/cashing-grants-march-vicksburg/