Today's installment concludes First French Colony in the Louisiana Area,our selection from A History of Louisiana by Charles E.A. Gayarré published
Bienville Expands to Biloxi Area
The distance between the Mississippi and Biloxi was not so easily overcome in those days as in ours, and the means which the two brothers had of
Louisiana’s First Settlement Organized
Sauvolle had been appointed by the King governor of Louisiana; Bienville, lieutenant-governor; and Boisbriant, commander of the fort at Biloxi, with
French Establishes First Colony Near Mississippi
A few huts having been erected round the fort, the settlers began to clear the land, in order to bring it into cultivation.Continuing First French
First French Colony in the Louisiana Area
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: French Arrive at Mouth of Mississippi River.IntroductionNothing in
Vicksburg Surrenders
Today's installment concludes Fall of Vicksburg,our selection from A Campaign Life of U. S. Grant by Charles A. Dana and by James H. Wilson
Siege of Vicksburg Begins
It had now become apparent that the Confederates could not be dislodged except by a siege or starvation.Continuing Fall of Vicksburg,our selection
Confederates Driven into Vicksburg
Within 18 days Grant had won five battles; taken 40 field-guns, many colors and small arms, and nearly 5000 prisoners; killed or wounded 5200 of the
Battle of Champion Hill
A short time afterward Grant rode rapidly to the front himself, arriving on the field about ten o'clock.Continuing Fall of Vicksburg,our selection