Nonprofit Helps Vicksburg Battlefield Reopen Despite Shutdown

Nonprofit Helps Vicksburg Battlefield Reopen Despite Shutdown

The Vicksburg National Military Park reopened in the midst of the government shutdown, thanks to funding from a nonprofit group. An organization that supports Vicksburg National Military Park, where a critical Civil War battle was fought, is contributing $2,000 a day to cover basic operations. The post Vicksburg Civil War Battlefield Reopens Despite Government Shutdown as Nonprofit Steps In appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.