VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) – On October 2, the Vicksburg National Military Park (VNMP) will implement adjustments to the days of operation for the main Visitor Center and the USS Cairo Museum.

On Dec. 12, 1862, naval history was made when the Union ironclad USS Cairo, involved in the campaign against Vicksburg, was sunk in the Yazoo River in Mississippi in 36 feet of water by an ...