← The Deep South
Stop 6 · Days 325–327
Vicksburg
Vicksburg, MSThe Confederate river fortress whose 1863 fall split the South and gave the Union the Mississippi.
Where to stay
A Vicksburg riverfront inn
Near the battlefield and the river.
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You gotta eat this
Southern catfish
Fried Delta catfish and hushpuppies.
The days here
Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page
What this stop is made of
- Somber & Civil-Rights Sites