During the Civil War, the Union army headed by Ulysses S. Grant laid siege to the city of Vicksburg, an operation that lasted months and was a major event during the war. Today, this event is remembered at the Vicksburg National Military Park. There are a lot of other historic buildings and monuments in Vicksburg in addition to museums like the Lower Mississippi River Museum, the Old Court House, and the Biedenharn Coca Cola Museum.

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