Infobox settlement official name Vicksburg, Michigan settlement type Village United States Village nickname motto Images image skyline Main Street, Vicksburg, Michigan.jpg imagesize image caption Main Street in 1909 image flag image seal Maps image map Kalamazoo County Michigan Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Vicksburg Highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location of Vicksburg, Michigan ... blank1 info 1615573 GR 3 website footnotes Vicksburg is a village in Kalamazoo County, Michigan Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 2,320 at the 2000 United States Census 2000 census . The village is located mostly within Schoolcraft Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan ... in the state of Michigan with hundreds of cars on display. center gallery Image Vicksburg classics1.JPG ... Village of Vicksburg, Michigan http www.vicksburghistory.org Vicksburg Historical Society ... Area Information dmoz Regional North America United States Michigan Localities V Vicksburg Kalamazoo ... area Category Populated places established in 1871 de VicksburgMichigan es Vicksburg M chigan nl VicksburgMichigan pt VicksburgMichigan vo VicksburgMichigan ... State subdivision name1 Michigan subdivision type2 List of counties in Michigan County subdivision name2 Kalamazoo County, Michigan Kalamazoo Government government footnotes government type leader title ... County, Michigan Brady Township . History John Vickers, the town s namesake, settled in the area in 1831. It was incorporated as a village of the state in 1871. A Michigan Registered Historic Site plaque ... as Brady, but one day later, a petition passed to rename it Vicksburg. blockquote On June 15, 2007, local resident John Roach became the oldest living man in the state of Michigan at 107. Geography ... , of which convert 1.8 sqmi km2 is land and convert 0.1 sqmi km2 adj on 3.17 is water. Vicksburg is located .... Events Each year during the second weekend in June for the last 27 years, Vicksburg has held ... more details
Vicksburg is the name of some places in the United States of America Vicksburg, Florida Vicksburg, Indiana Vicksburg, MichiganVicksburg, Mississippi The Vicksburg Campaign , an American Civil War campaign The Siege of Vicksburg , an American Civil War battle Vicksburg National Military Park , a park commemorating the battle Vicksburg, Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania Vicksburg, Blair Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania Vessels USS Vicksburg USS Vicksburg , several warships See also Vicksberg, Minnesota disambig geo de Vicksburg es Vicksburg desambiguaci n fr Vicksburg it Vicksburg nl Vicksburg pl Vicksburg ujednoznacznienie pt Vicksburg vo Vicksburg ... more details
Vicksburg is a ghost town in Bay County, Florida Bay County , Florida , United States . It is located near the intersection of Florida State Road 77 State Road 77 and County Road 388 Bay County, Florida County Road 388 . Geography Vicksburg is located at 30 20 N 85 40 W 30.3256, 85.6647 . References references External links http www.ghosttowns.com states fl vicksburg.html Vicksburg Ghost Town at http www.ghosttowns.com Ghost Towns and History of the American West Bay County, Florida Category Populated places in Bay County, Florida Category Ghost towns in Florida Florida geo stub es Vicksburg Florida vo Vicksburg Florida ... more details
Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image File USS Vicksburg CG 69 underway preparing to refuel 2004 .jpg 300px USS Vicksburg in the Atlantic Ocean Ship caption USS Vicksburg CG 69 in the Atlantic Ocean Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Vicksburg , named in honor of the city Vicksburg, Mississippi , and or the American Civil War Civil War Battle of Vicksburg 1863 . The first USS Vicksburg 1863 2 was a steamship, purchased and commissioned by the Navy in 1863, and sold in 1865. The second USS Vicksburg PG 11 3 was a gunboat, commissioned in 1897 and renamed Alexander Hamilton in 1922 in the Coast Guard. Around 1935, she was renamed Beta and finally placed out of service in 1944. The third USS Vicksburg CL 81 3 , was a sclass Cleveland cruiser 0 light cruiser , that was renamed USS Houston CL 81 USS Houston during construction. The ship was commissioned as USS Houston on 20 December 1943 and decommissioned on 15 December 1947. The fourth USS Vicksburg CL 86 3 , originally named USS Cheyenne CL 86 6 , was a sclass Cleveland cruiser 0 light cruiser , commissioned in 1944 and struck in 1962. The fifth USS Vicksburg CG 69 3 , originally named USS Port Royal CG 69 6 , is a sclass Ticonderoga cruiser 0 guided missile cruiser , commissioned in 1992 and on active service as of 2011. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Vicksburg, USS Category United States Navy ship names de USS Vicksburg ja pl USS Vicksburg ... more details
No footnotes date January 2009 Infobox settlement official name Vicksburg, Mississippi settlement type City nickname Red Carpet City of the South motto image skyline Vicksburg harbor aerial view.jpg imagesize image caption Aerial view of Vicksburg Harbor image flag image seal image map Warren County Mississippi Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Vicksburg Highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location of Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi Warren County image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 ... System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 0679216 footnotes Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi ... capital. In 1900, 14,834 people lived in Vicksburg in 1910, 20,814 in 1920, 17,931 and in 1940 ... seat of Warren County, Mississippi Warren County . Vicksburg is the principal city of the VicksburgVicksburg micropolitan area Micropolitan Statistical Area , which includes all of Warren ... compared to the U.S. state of Mississippi. The area which is now Vicksburg was previously part of the Natchez ... in 1825 as Vicksburg. It was named after Newitt Vick , a Methodist minister Christianity minister ... the John Murrell bandit Murrell Excitement , a mob from Vicksburg attempted to expel the gamblers ... outcry against the people of Vicksburg. ref cite book title Wicked River The Mississippi When It Last Ran Wild author Sandlin, Lee publisher Pantheon year 2010 ref Image View of Vicksburg, Mississippi.jpg thumb right View of Vicksburg in 1855 During the American Civil War , the city finally had to surrender during the Siege of Vicksburg , after which the Union Army gained control of the entire Mississippi ... troops. The surrender of Vicksburg by Confederate General John C. Pemberton on July 4, 1863, together ... of Vicksburg did not celebrate the national holiday of Independence Day United States 4th of July ... drydock in Vicksburg, circa 1905 Because of the city s location on the Mississippi River, in the 19th ... River from 1859 to 1898, operated a steamboat called the City of Vicksburg . In 1876 a Mississippi ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Bridge bridge name Vicksburg Bridge image Vicksburg bridge.JPG 250px caption official name also known as carries 4 lanes of Interstate 20 I 20 U.S. Route 80 US 80 crosses Mississippi River locale Delta, Louisiana and Vicksburg, Mississippi maint id 053304510900001 design Cantilever bridge mainspan Convert 870 ft m 0 length Convert 12974 ft m 0 width Convert 60 ft m 0 clearance below Convert 116 ft m 0 traffic 25,000 2007 open February 14, 1973 closed toll map cue map image map text map width coordinates Coord 32 18 55 N 90 54 30 W region US type landmark The Vicksburg Bridge is a cantilever bridge carrying Interstate 20 and US 80 across the Mississippi River between Delta, Louisiana and Vicksburg, Mississippi . Next to it is the Old Vicksburg Bridge . The Vicksburg Bridge is the northernmost crossing of the Mississippi River in Louisiana open to motor vehicles. See also List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River Crossings navbox structure Crossings place Mississippi River bridge Vicksburg Bridge bridge signs Image I 20.svg 20px Image US 80.svg 20px upstream Old Vicksburg Bridge upstream signs Kansas City Southern Railway downstream Natchez Vidalia Bridge downstream signs Image US 84.svg 20px Image US 425.svg 25px Category Cantilever bridges Category Bridges over the Mississippi River Category Bridges completed in 1973 Category Road bridges in Louisiana Category Road bridges in Mississippi US bridge struct stub Louisiana struct stub Mississippi struct stub ... more details
Vicksburg may refer to two small unincorporated populated places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania In Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania at coord 40 56 19 N 76 59 17 W Gnis2 1198305 In Blair Township, Pennsylvania , Blair County at coord 40 22 03 N 78 24 54 W Gnis2 1190396 geodis es Vicksburg Pensilvania ... more details
Vicksburg is an abandoned townsite in section 30 of Flora Township, Minnesota Flora Township in Renville County, Minnesota Renville County , Minnesota , United States . The nearest community is the small city of Delhi, Minnesota Delhi , south across the Minnesota River in Redwood County, Minnesota Redwood County . History The town of Vicksburg was first settled in 1871 and named in remembrance of the surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi , during the American Civil War . Vicksburg had a post office from 1871 until 1901. ref name Upham cite book last Upham first Warren authorlink Warren Upham title Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition publisher Minnesota Historical Society year 2001 location Saint Paul, Minnesota pages 493 isbn 0 87351 396 7 ref The town was abandoned by 1905 when the site was bypassed by the railroads. All that remains today is a cemetery, located north of the townsite, at coord 44 39 50 N 95 13 37 W . ref http www.ghosttowns.com states mn vicksberg.html Vicksberg Ghost Town Bot generated title ref Notes references Renville County, Minnesota Category Ghost towns in Minnesota Category Geography of Renville County, Minnesota RenvilleCountyMN geo stub ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Siege of Vicksburg image File Battle of Vicksburg, Kurz and Allison.png 300px caption Siege of Vicksburg , by Kurz and Allison. partof the American Civil War date Start ... Park Service . Grant s army arrived at the outskirts of Vicksburg on May 18, but formal siege operations .... The successful ending of the Vicksburg Campaign significantly degraded the ability of the Confederacy to sustain its war effort, as described in the Vicksburg Campaign Aftermath Aftermath section ... POW units1 Army of the Tennessee br Mississippi River Squadron units2 Army of Vicksburg strength1 ... 3,202 killed or wounded br 29,495 captured ref name K173 Campaignbox Grant s Operations Against Vicksburg The Siege of Vicksburg May 18 &ndash July 4, 1863 was the final major military action in the Vicksburg .... Pemberton into the defensive lines surrounding the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi . When .... The Confederate surrender following the siege at Vicksburg is sometimes considered, when combined ... for the remainder of the war. The city of Vicksburg would not celebrate Independence Day United ... Further Vicksburg Campaign After crossing the Mississippi River south of Vicksburg at Bruinsburg and driving ... retreated to the well fortified city of Vicksburg. ref name Esposito105 Esposito, text for map 105 ... steamboats no longer had to run the guns of Vicksburg, now being able to dock by the dozens ... thumb 400px Grant s Operations against Vicksburg. legend ff0000 Confederate ... and many in Vicksburg expected General CSA General Joseph E. Johnston , in command of the Confederate ... if he abandoned Vicksburg. ref Smith, p. 251 Grabau, pp. 343 46 Catton, pp. 198 200 Esposito, text for map 106. ref Quotation Pemberton, trying to please Jefferson Davis, who insisted that Vicksburg .... Too dispirited to think clearly, he chose to back his bedraggled army into Vicksburg rather ... to take his army into Vicksburg, Pemberton sealed the fate of his troops and the city he had been determined ... more details
blockade at Vicksburg on April 16, 1863. Campaignbox Operations Against Vicksburg Campaignbox Grant s Operations Against Vicksburg The Vicksburg Campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles ... against Vicksburg, Mississippi , a fortress city that dominated the last Confederate States of America ... divide the campaign into two formal phases Operations Against Vicksburg December 1862 &ndash January 1863 and Grant s Operations Against Vicksburg March&ndash July 1863 . Grant initially planned ... to the Yazoo River and attempt to reach Vicksburg from the northeast, while Grant took the remainder ... waterborne access to the Mississippi south of Vicksburg s artillery batteries. All five of these initiatives failed as well. Finally, Union gunboats and troop transport boats ran the batteries at Vicksburg ... capital of Jackson, Mississippi , and assaulted and laid siege to Vicksburg. After Pemberton ... considered the Turning Point of the American Civil War turning point of the war. Grant s Vicksburg ... bgcolor aquamarine Army Commanders at Vicksburg gallery Image GenUSGrant.jpg center Maj. Gen. br Ulysses ... center gallery Vicksburg was strategically important to the Confederates. Jefferson Davis said, Vicksburg ... Soto Peninsula, making it almost impossible to approach by ship. North and east of Vicksburg was the Mississippi ... land west of Vicksburg was also difficult, with many streams and poor country roads, widespread winter ... and on May 18, 1862, demanded the surrender of Vicksburg. Farragut had insufficient troops to force ... June 26&ndash 28 to bombard the fortress into surrender failed. They shelled Vicksburg throughout ... move down the Mississippi to Vicksburg in Halleck s style, he left considerable initiative to design ... promptly overland from Memphis, Tennessee , to seize Vicksburg during the summer when he was in command ... pronged assault in the direction of Vicksburg. His principal subordinate, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman ... United States South . Pemberton had approximately 12,000 men in Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi ... more details
Infobox protected area name Vicksburg National Military Park not designated in IUCN database map USA relief map caption location Vicksburg, Mississippi & Delta, Louisiana , United States USA nearest city ... V Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the American Civil War Battle of Vicksburg , waged from May 18 to July 4, 1863. The park, in Vicksburg, Mississippi , and Delta, Louisiana , also commemorates the greater Vicksburg Campaign , which preceded the battle. Reconstructed forts ... . Battlefield File Vicksburg illinois memorial.jpg thumb 220px font size 2 Illinois Memorial, dedicated in 1906 font size 2 File Park prepares campfire at Vicksburg Military Park 1975 .jpg thumb right 220px font size 2 Park ranger prepares meal in campfire demonstration at Vicksburg National Military ... steps, one for every day Vicksburg was besieged. Campaign against Vicksburg Battle of Chickasaw Bayou ... May 14 Battle of Champion Hill May 16 Battle of Big Black River Bridge May 17 Siege of Vicksburg May 18 July 4 Cemetery The convert 116.28 acre km2 sing on Vicksburg National Cemetery , is within ... park, are located across from Vicksburg near Delta, Louisiana . Union Army Major general United ... Vicksburg Campaign, with two goals in mind. The first was to alter the course of the Mississippi River in order to bypass the Confederate States of America Confederate guns at Vicksburg. For various ... required to begin the Battle of Vicksburg. Administrative history The national military park was established on February 21, 1899, to commemorate the siege and defense of Vicksburg . The park sprawls ... File Vicksburg cemetery 1956.JPG Cemetery, 1956 File Vicksburg Cemetery 2 1956.JPG File Vicksburg USCT.JPG Monument to U.S. Colored Troops at the park File Vicksburg Memorial Arch.jpg Memorial Arch ... Phone Audio Tour of Vicksburg 601 262 2100 http www.myoncell.com mp3download?16012622100 Cell Phone Audio Tour of Vicksburg mp3 External links Commons category Official NPS website http www.nps.gov vick ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Unreferenced date December 2008 Image Vicksburg ms station2.jpg thumb right 200px Vicksburg Memorial Firehouse, Vicksburg, Mississippi The Vicksburg Fire Department is the fire department serving Vicksburg, Mississippi . The first fire company in Vicksburg was organized in April 1837, with a second, rival company organized two weeks later. Others followed, manned by volunteers. By the late 19th century, some employees were paid, and by 1902, the Vicksburg Fire Department was a fully paid fire service &mdash the first in the state. The city s first two ambulances were delivered on May 16, 1969, and the Vicksburg Warren Ambulance Service was begun. This ambulance service was the first in the state to be run by a city fire department. There are currently seven fire stations with more than 130 firefighters and emergency medical personnel employed by the Vicksburg Fire Department. Shift work The department has three shifts A shift, B shift, and C shift. Each shift lasts for 24 hours beginning at 7 00 am. Each fireman works one shift and then is off for 48 hours. Because firemen are only on duty one out of every three days, most firemen also have another profession. Fire stations Central Fire Station Central Fire Station was completed in November 1925, and a major addition was completed in 1996. The station serves as headquarters for the Fire Department and houses administrative offices. Station 2 Memorial Fire Station File Vicksburg Fire Department Platform 1.jpg thumb Platform 1 4125 Indiana Ave. Vicksburg, MS 39180 Vicksburg Native,Jimmy Gibbs also a marine,wife Patsy Gibbs they have two sons Sean M.Gibbs and Stefan A. Gibbs, The newest station, is named ... date December 2008 Station 9 Incomplete section date December 2008 Vicksburg Ambulance Service ... public safety fire and ems Vicksburg Fire & EMS Portal Fire coord missing Mississippi Category Vicksburg, Mississippi Category 1837 establishments in the United States Category Fire departments in Mississippi ... more details
Orphan date October 2008 The Vicksburg Theatre Guild is a community theater troupe in Vicksburg, Mississippi , USA. Chartered in 1936, it is the oldest community theater in the state. It is also the current home of the Guinness Book of World Records longest running show, Gold in the Hills . Each year the Guild produces four or five plays or musicals as well as two runs of Gold in the Hills in March and July and a summer children s theater program called Fairy Tale Theatre. External links http www.e vtg.com Vicksburg Theatre Guild Homepage http www.e vtg.com Gold Gold in the Hills Homepage References http www.e vtg.com Vicksburg Theatre Guild Homepage http www.e vtg.com Gold Gold in the Hills Homepage Category Community theater Category Vicksburg, Mississippi ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name Vicksburg Southern Railroad logo filename logo size marks VSOR locale Western Mississippi start year 2006 hq city Vicksburg, Mississippi The Vicksburg Southern Railroad reporting mark VSOR is a shortline railroad in and near Vicksburg, Mississippi , United States , owned by Watco . It connects with the Kansas City Southern Railway s Meridian Speedway in Vicksburg, and stretches north to Redwood, MS Redwood and south to Cedars, Mississippi Cedars . The line was once part of a main line between Memphis, TN Memphis and New Orleans, LA New Orleans , completed by the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway , a predecessor of the Illinois Central Railroad , in about 1884. The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad sold the remaining portions near Vicksburg, along with the present Meridian Speedway, to the MidSouth Rail Corporation in 1986, and in 1993 the Kansas City Southern Railway KCS gained control of MidSouth, subsequently absorbing it. ref http www.stb.dot.gov decisions readingroom.nsf WEBUNID F914BFD231DE41B58525737C00671D87?OpenDocument STB Docket No. AB 103 Sub No. 21X , October 23, 2007 ref The newly created Vicksburg Southern leased the lines from KCS in January 2006. ref http www.stb.dot.gov decisions readingroom.nsf WEBUNID 6203BF2B50B16F4E852570ED0071B10E?OpenDocument STB Finance Docket No. 34765 , January 13, 2006 ref ref http www.watcocompanies.com Railroads VSOR VSOR 20main 20page.htm Vicksburg Southern Railroad , accessed August 2011 ref References reflist External links http www.watcocompanies.com Railroads VSOR VSOR 20main 20page.htm Vicksburg Southern Railroad Mississippi railroads DEFAULTSORT Vicksburg Southern Railroad Category Mississippi railroads Category Watco Companies Category Spin offs of the Kansas City Southern Railway Category Railway companies established in 2006 Category Companies operating former Illinois Central Railroad lines ... more details
Summary Information Description Photo of monument to United States Colored Troops of U.S. Civil War at Vicksburg National Military Park Source self made Date 2008 Location Vicksburg, MS Author User Sf46 Sf46 User talk Sf46 talk other versions Licensing PD self date December 2008 Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Fbot priority true ... more details
Infobox Bus transit name Vicksburg Area Transit System logo logo size image image caption company slogan We ll take you there parent founded headquarters 2501 Halls Ferry Rd locale Vicksburg, Mississippi service area Warren County, Mississippi service type bus service , paratransit alliance routes 9 destinations stops hubs stations lounge fleet website http web.vicksburg.org Vicksburg Default.aspx?tabid 251 The Vicksburg Area Transit System , marketed as the N Route , is the primary provider of mass transportation in Warren County, Mississippi . Nine routes provide weekday service. In honor of the region s blues music al heritage, buses entertain riders by playing classic songs of this style while en route. Routes 1 Washington North Kings 2 River Region Hospital 3 Washington South Casino 4 Clay North 5 Marcus Bottom 6 Mall 7 Clay South 8 Hwy 81 9 Wisconsin Porters Chapel References http web.vicksburg.org Vicksburg Default.aspx?tabid 251 N Route bus stub Category Bus transportation in Mississippi ... more details
otherships USS Vicksburg Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image File USS Vicksburg CG 69 underway preparing to refuel 2004 .jpg 300px USS Vicksburg in the Atlantic Ocean Ship caption USS Vicksburg ... Ship name USS Vicksburg Ship namesake Battle of Vicksburg Ship owner Ship operator navy USA Ship registry ... class cruiser aircraft Ship aircraft facilities Ship notes USS Vicksburg CG 69 is a sclass Ticonderoga ... Battle of Vicksburg fought during the American Civil War , and the city of Vicksburg, MS . Vicksburg ... May 1990 and she was launched on 7 September 1991. Vicksburg is sponsored by Tricia Lott, wife of United States Senator, Trent Lott . On 12 October 1991, Mrs. Lott christened CG 69 as Vicksburg . She ... Park Sites , Accessed 9 March 2006. ref With her guided missiles and rapid fire cannons, Vicksburg ... named Port Royal . ref http www.nvr.navy.mil nvrships details CG69.htm ref The previous USS Vicksburg CL 86 Vicksburg was a light cruiser during and after World War II . CG 69 s crest has two stars ... commanding officer of the Vicksburg is Captain Logan Jones. Awards On 16 February 2007, Vicksburg ... 27895 Deployments On her maiden cruise, the Vicksburg was assigned to the USS Saratoga CV 60 6 s battle group, which was stationed off the coast of Montenegro . The Vicksburg participated in Operation ... 1994, the Vicksburg participated in NATO s Dynamic Impact 94 exercise in the western Mediterranean, and in August 1994 the Vicksburg joined Operation Able Vigil , helping to intercept Cuba n migrants crossing the Florida Straits . ref name NPS Future The US Navy is planning to retire Vicksburg ... Official web site http www.navysite.de cg cg69.html USS Vicksburg webpage http ... www.globalsecurity.org military agency navy cg 69.htm Globalsecurity.org CG 69 Vicksburg Commons category NVR Ticonderoga class cruiser DEFAULTSORT Vicksburg Cg 69 Category Ticonderoga class cruisers ... Category United States Navy Mississippi related ships de USS Vicksburg CG 69 hr USS Vicksburg ... more details
otherships USS Vicksburg Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Image Vicksburg CL 86.jpg 300px USS Vicksburg Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country United States Ship flag USN flag 1962 Ship name USS Vicksburg Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding ... yes label partof codes commanders operations World War II victories awards 2 battle star s USS Vicksburg ... Navy named after the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi . Vicksburg was first laid down as Cheyenne on 26 ... one month later, was renamed Vicksburg . The light cruiser was Ship naming and launching ..., of Vicksburg, Mississippi and ship commissioning commissioned at the Norfolk Navy Yard on 12 June 1944, with Captain naval Captain William C. Vose in command. Vicksburg received two battle star s for her ... soon thereafter, Vicksburg then conducted radar spotting practice at YAG 13 and at a battle raft on 9 ... Deer Island in Boston Harbor . After availability at Boston , Vicksburg operated in Narragansett ... for crews of large combatant warships from 5 15 December. Vicksburg returned to the Norfolk Navy Yard ... TG 21.12. Vicksburg and her escorts arrived at Crist bal, Panama Cristobal , Panama Canal Zone Canal ... , where TG 21.12 was dissolved. Vicksburg got underway for the Hawaiian Islands on 6 January 1945 ... range battle practices, through the end of January. Vicksburg departed Pearl Harbor at 0800 on 5 ... of Iwo Jima . Iwo Jima The following day, Vicksburg left Saipan and joined other units of TG 52.19 ... CA 24 2 , and several destroyers. That force soon split into two fire support units. Vicksburg ..., Vicksburg catapult launched the first of her plane sortie s and commenced fire. Directed by the ship ... managed to glimpse the target area. At 0808, Vicksburg completed the first phase of her bombardment ..., in the third phase. Vicksburg had launched her Kingfisher at 1249, piloted by Lieutenant J. B ... Vicksburg s plane to resume her air spotting activities unhindered by enemy interference in the air ... more details
Infobox Bridge bridge name Old Vicksburg Bridge image Mississippi Railroad Bridge Vicksburg.jpg 250px caption Mississippi Railroad Bridge Vicksburg official name also known as carries 1 Kansas City Southern rail line, one service lane crosses Mississippi River locale Delta, Louisiana and Vicksburg, Mississippi maint Kansas City Southern Railway id design Cantilever bridge mainspan convert 825 ft m 0 length convert 8546 ft m 0 width clearance below convert 116 ft m 0 traffic open May 1, 1930 closed toll map cue map image map text map width coordinates coord 32 18 52 N 90 54 17 W region US type landmark Infobox NRHP name Mississippi River Bridge nrhp type image caption location Spans Mississippi River on Old US 80, Vicksburg, Mississippi and Delta, Louisiana lat degrees 32 lat minutes 18 lat seconds 54 lat direction N long degrees 90 long minutes 54 long seconds 20 long direction W locmapin Mississippi area built 1928 architect Vicksburg Bridge and Terminal Co. architecture Cantilevered truss span added February 14, 1989 governing body Local mpsub Historic Bridges of Mississippi TR refnum 88002423 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref The Old Vicksburg Bridge , also known as Mississippi River Bridge , is a cantilever bridge carrying one rail line across the Mississippi River between Delta, Louisiana and Vicksburg, Mississippi . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. ref name nris Until 1998, the bridge was open to motor vehicles and carried US 80 across the Mississippi River, though one road lane runs through the bridge for inspection by workers. See also List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River References reflist Crossings navbox structure Crossings place Mississippi River bridge Old Vicksburg Bridge bridge signs Kansas City Southern Railway br Former Image US 80.svg 20px upstream Greenville Bridge upstream signs Image US 82.svg 20px Image US 278.svg 25px downstream Vicksburg Bridge downstream signs Image I 20.svg 20px Image US 80.svg 20px ... more details
The Vicksburg Micropolitan Statistical Area , as defined by the United States Census Bureau , is an area consisting of one county &ndash Warren County, Mississippi Warren &ndash in Mississippi , anchored by the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi Vicksburg . As of the United States Census, 2000 2000 census , the MSA had a population of 49,644 though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 48,175 . ref cite web url http www.census.gov popest metro tables 2009 CBSA EST2009 01.csv title Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 CBSA EST2009 01 format comma separated values CSV work 2009 Population Estimates publisher United States Census Bureau , Population Division date 2010 03 23 accessdate 2010 03 29 ref Counties Warren County, Mississippi Warren Communities Incorporated places Vicksburg, Mississippi City of Vicksburg Principal city Unincorporated places Bovina, Mississippi Bovina Eagle Bend, Mississippi Eagle Bend Flowers, Mississippi Flowers Redwood, Mississippi Redwood Waltersville, Mississippi Waltersville Warrenton, Mississippi Warrenton Yokena, Mississippi Yokena See also Mississippi census statistical areas List of metropolitan areas in Mississippi List of micropolitan areas in Mississippi List of cities in Mississippi List of towns and villages in Mississippi List of census designated places in Mississippi List of United States metropolitan areas References reflist Mississippi coord missing Mississippi Category Micropolitan areas of Mississippi Category Geography of Warren County, Mississippi ... more details
otherships USS Vicksburg Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Ship flag USN flag 1865 Ship name USS Vicksburg Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder Ship laid down Ship launched Ship acquired by purchase, 20 October 1863 Ship commissioned 2 December 1863 Ship decommissioned 29 April 1865 Ship in service Ship out of service Ship struck Ship renamed Ship reclassified Ship homeport Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honours Ship fate Sold for merchant service, 12 July 1865 Ship status Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header ... br 1 20 pounder Parrott rifle br 1 20 pounder smoothbore Ship armor Ship notes USS Vicksburg was a wooden ..., Lieutenant Commander L. Braine in command. Vicksburg was named in honor of the Battle of Vicksburg great victory that General Ulysses S. Grant had recently won at Vicksburg, Mississippi Vicksburg ... . The panic caused by that daring Confederate exploit prompted the Navy to order Vicksburg on 21 ... for Hampton Roads , Virginia Va. , for duty with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron . Vicksburg ... on 30 April. Returning to North Carolina , Vicksburg towed the stricken mortar schooner Oliver ... Roads for repairs in June. On 11 July, Vicksburg received orders north to Annapolis, Maryland ... at Annapolis. Vicksburg received orders to return to Hampton Roads on 15 July, arrived there on 17 ... and reconnaissance duty off Wilmington, Vicksburg unsuccessfully chased a blockade running side .... Vicksburg remained off the Cape Fear River for the duration of the year and, on 26 December, assisted ... December and 25 December. Vicksburg began the final year of the war assisting Union forces in mop ... to Hampton Roads. In March, Vicksburg was one of several vessels sent to White House, Virginia , to support ... in April 1865, Vicksburg was decommissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 29 April and sold at auction ... danfs v2 vicksburg i.htm DEFAULTSORT Vicksburg Category Ships of the Union Navy Category ... more details
Other ships USS Vicksburg Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Image Vicksburg3.jpg 300px USS Vicksburg PG 11 Ship caption Infobox ship career Hide header Ship country Ship flag USN flag 1921 Ship name Vicksburg Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder Bath Iron Works , Bath, Maine Ship laid ... convert 37 mm in 2 abbr on rapid fire guns br 1 Colt machine gun Ship notes USS Vicksburg was a United ... on 23 October 1897. Service history Spanish American War, 1898 1899 Vicksburg left Newport ... American War , she sailed south to join in the blockade of Cuba . For the next three months, Vicksburg ... provisions for her passengers, Vicksburg took her to Key West where she, too, was duly condemned. On one occasion, Vicksburg came under the fire of a shore battery near Havana. By August, hostilities in Cuba were ending, and the need for blockading ships diminished. Vicksburg departed Cuban waters ... the east coast and in the Caribbean. On 24 May 1899, Vicksburg was placed out of commission at Boston ... at Newport, R.I., Comdr. E. B. Barry in command. After six months of operations in the Atlantic, Vicksburg ... February 1901. During the first of her three years in the Far East, Vicksburg joined other Navy units ... to the U.S. Vicksburg herself contributed significantly to the success of those operations ... American interests during the initial stages of the Russo Japanese War . On 9 June 1904, Vicksburg ... America, 1909 1912 After almost five years of inactivity, Vicksburg was placed back in commission at Mare ... were especially volatile during those years, and Vicksburg returned to Corinto, Nicaragua Corinto and other ... I Allied Powers in World War I by declaring war on the German Empire . A week later, on 13 April, Vicksburg ... its muscles convincingly to dissuade Mexico from assisting the Central Powers. Vicksburg and the other ... involving German nationals occurred frequently. One such incident provided Vicksburg with the single ... across her bow forced the Alexander Agassiz to heave to and submit to a search. Vicksburg s Boarding ... more details
The Vicksburg Warren School District is a public school district based in Vicksburg, Mississippi Vicksburg , Mississippi United States USA . The district s boundaries parallel that of Warren County, Mississippi Warren County . Schools High Schools Vicksburg High School 1988 1989 National Blue Ribbon School ref name ed.gov http www.ed.gov programs nclbbrs list 1982.pdf ref Warren Central High School Mississippi Warren Central High School Junior High Schools Vicksburg Junior High School Warren Central Junior High School Elementary Schools Beechwood Elementary School Bovina Elementary School Bowmar Avenue Magnet School Dana Road Elementary School Redwood Elementary School Sherman Avenue Elementary School South Park Elementary School Warrenton Elementary School Vicksburg Intermediate School Warren Central Intermediate School Private Schools Vicksburg Community School K 12 Porters Chapel Acedemy Former Schools Hall s Ferry Road Elementary School 1985 1986 National Blue Ribbon School ref name ed.gov Culkin Elementary School Jett Elementary School Cedars Elementary School Vicksburg Middle School H. V. Cooper High School Rosa A. Temple High School Carr Central High School Carr Central Junior High School Demographics 2006 07 school year There were a total of 9,048 students enrolled in the Vicksburg Warren School District during the 2006 2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50 female and 50 male. The racial makeup of the district was 60.97 African American, 36.83 White, 1.37 Hispanic, 0.74 Asian, and 0.09 Native American. ref name MAARS cite web url http orsap.mde.k12.ms.us 8080 MAARS indexProcessor.jsp title Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System publisher Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education ref 59.9 of the district ... in Mississippi References reflist External links http www.vwsd.k12.ms.us Vicksburg Warren School District coord missing Mississippi Category Vicksburg, Mississippi Category Education in Warren ... more details
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Vicksburg of the American Civil War . The Vicksburg Confederate order of battle Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Abbreviations used Military rank MG Major general United States Major General BG Brigadier general United States Brigadier General Col Colonel United States Colonel Ltc Lieutenant colonel United States Lieutenant Colonel Maj Major United States Major Cpt Captain United States Captain Lt 1st Lieutenant U.S. Army.2C U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Sgt Sergeant Other w wounded mw mortally wounded k killed Army of the Tennessee MG Ulysses S. Grant Escort 4th Illinois Cavalry, Company A Cpt Embury D. Osband Engineers 1st Battalion Engineer Regiment of the West Maj William Tweeddale Acting Inspector General BG Jeremiah C. Sullivan IX Corps Union Army IX Corps MG John Parke class wikitable ... Massachusetts Ltc John B. Norton 17th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment 17th Michigan Ltc Constant Luce 27th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment 27th Michigan Col Dorus M. Fox 45th Pennsylvania Col John I. Curtin 3rd Brigade br Col Daniel Leasure 2nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment 2nd Michigan Col William Humphrey 8th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment 8th Michigan Col Frank Graves 20th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment 20th Michigan Ltc W. Huntington Smith 79th New York ... 7 companies Col Clark Wright Artillery br Cpt Jacob T. Foster 7th Battery, Michigan ... Regiment 103rd Illinois Col Willard A. Dickerman 15th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment 15th Michigan Col John Morrison Oliver John M. Oliver 46th Ohio Infantry 46th Ohio Col Charles C. Walcutt ... Maj John M. Hurt 12th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment 12th Michigan Col William H. Graves ... Battery L, 2nd Illinois Light Cpt William H. Bolton 8th Battery, Michigan Light Cpt Samuel De Golyer ... DEFAULTSORT Vicksburg Union Order Of Battle Category American Civil War orders of battle ... more details
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