On July 4, 1863, after 47 days of battle, Lt. General John Pemberton’s Confederate troops surrendered to General Ulysses S.

On July 4, 1863, after 47 days of battle, Lt. General John Pemberton's Confederate troops surrendered in Vicksburg, marking a turning point in the Civil War.

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The visual beauty of War Horse is one of the reasons that it is among Spielberg’s most underrated films, and deserves to be ...

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