DIVIDE AND CONQUOR ~ VICKSBURG, MS

Two presidents, Davis and Lincoln both knew the importance of Vicksburg, MS.  Without control of the Mississippi River the south would be without supplies and the north would win the war.

 

Sitting high above the river,"The Widow Blakely" a 7.5 inch cannon was used in the siege to shell the Union boats running the Mississippi gauntlet.

I'm sure General John C. Pemberton, the top dog for defending the town, rolls in his grave at the thought of Old Glory flapping in the breeze atop the bridge that connects Vicksbrug to Louisiana.


The union eventually beat down the confederate and then together they killed and stole everything from the true indigenous peoples. Today five Native American owned casinos no longer have to wait in line for handouts from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Barge captains need to keep a keen eye with the Mississippi River's depth at near record lows. If the drought continues the Corp of Engineers will have to institute a one-way traffic pattern.

Climate Change? Global Warming? Anomaly?