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DeSoto Island is a Mississippi River island near the confluence of the River and Glass Bayou just north of Vicksburg, in the jurisdiction of Madison Parish, Louisiana, United States. In the 19th century it was known as the Duelling Island because duelists went there to conduct their "affairs of honor."
The attacking fleet passed through the cut into Moon Lake, through the Yazoo Pass to the Coldwater River, and then into the Tallahatchie, which combines with the Yalobusha to form the Yazoo River, which met the Mississippi a short distance above Vicksburg. From the start, the expedition was delayed by natural obstacles that were more serious ...
Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the American Civil War Battle of Vicksburg, waged from March 29 to July 4, 1863. The park, located in Vicksburg, Mississippi, flanking the Mississippi River, also commemorates the greater Vicksburg Campaign which led up to the battle. Reconstructed forts and trenches evoke memories of the ...
Steele's Bayou ran roughly parallel to the Mississippi, as seen on this map of the area produced shortly after the war. The expedition was very much limited by the geography of the Mississippi Delta, the flood plain of the river occupying most of northwestern Mississippi. The land is quite low and is in fact lower in many places than the river.
War on the Mississippi: Grant's Vicksburg Campaign. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1985. ISBN 0-8094-4744-4. Smith, Timothy B. (2022). Early Struggles for Vicksburg: the Mississippi Central Campaign and Chickasaw Bayou, October 25–December 31, 1862. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 9780700633241. National Park Service battle ...
Bally's Vicksburg is a riverboat casino and hotel in Vicksburg, Mississippi. It is owned and operated by Bally's Corporation . It has 25,000 square feet (2,300 m 2 ) of gaming space and 89 hotel rooms.
MS Legislature: House bill calls for change in the Mississippi wildlife commission. ... 2024 turkey season dates. Youth: March 8-14. Spring: March 15-May 1. Turkey bag limits.
WBBV (101.3 MHz, "River 101.3") is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format. [2] Licensed to Vicksburg, Mississippi , United States, the station is currently owned by Robert H. Holladay, through licensee Holladay Broadcasting of Louisiana, L.L.C., and features programming from Dial Global .