Wow - old man river was bigger than expected. No wonder the federalists wanted
control. Whoever controlled the river,
controlled the supplies. The battle of
Vicksburg- about 90 days in total involving 70,000 union and 30,000 Rebels
ended with a siege that left the rebels starving until they gave up to General
Grant on 7/4/63. The National ParkBattle of Vicksburg Museum was awesome. Over
1300 statues or monuments., the cemetery and the Cairo ironclad 175' cannon boat
that sunk only to be found in 1959 were seen on the 16 mile road tour over
hilly terrain.
Mike had lobster, I had blackened salmon on sweet potato
mash with caramel pecans at a local grill.
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