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Published: June 22nd 2017
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Geo: 32.3501, -90.8815A beautiful day, but a bracing -2 deg C when we started out. Very unusual for the South, where mild winters are the norm.Really interesting battlefield tour today, recounting the 47-day Siege of Vicksburg. The Confederate defeats here and at Gettysburg, both in early July 1863, are considered pivotal events in the course of the Civil War. With the fall of the heavily forti...
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Lowie
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I'm envious. Vicksburg is a bucket-lister for me. But, since I am in Birmingham ...4+ hours drive away ...I am looking good!Lowie