Civil War commemorative stamps unveiled
VICKSBURG, MS (Mississippi News Now)- A long weekend commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Siege of Vicksburg during the Civil War kicked off Thursday with the release two postage stamps. One depicting the Battle of Gettysburg and the other the Siege of Vicksburg.
The stamps were dedicated in ceremonies both in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and at the Vicksburg National Military Park Thursday morning. Our own resident historian and Civil War buff Walt Grayson emceed the event in Vicksburg.




















