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The Vicksburg massacre, sometimes referred to as the Vicksburg riot, [1] was a freedmen massacre on December 7, 1874, that continued until around January 5, 1875, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. An estimated 150–300 Black citizens, and 2 White citizens were killed during the violence.
Extremist Democrats in Mississippi, the majority of whom were White, had publicly threatened violence for anyone not voting for them after the Civil War. [9] Crosby was a Republican and was elected as county sheriff in November 1873, and he was to assume the office the following January 1, 1874. [1]
Formed in 1862, the regiment was sent to defend the strategic points of Vicksburg and Port Hudson along the Mississippi River. After the surrender of Confederate forces at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, the various companies of the 1st Light Artillery were dispersed and saw action across the Western theater of the American Civil War , although they ...
Police were called early Saturday to a gas station on Highway 90 and have arrested a suspect. Here’s what we know.
A Columbia man was charged with the murder of his wife after she was found shot to death in a car after it crashed into a building in Hattiesburg. MS woman shot. Found dead in car after wreck.
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Pages in category "History of Vicksburg, Mississippi" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. K.
Crews on Monday tore down a Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in 2017, using heavy machinery to raze the small building even after some families sought to preserve ...