National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium (Old Jail Museum)

The Dubuque County Historical Society will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the battle for Vicksburg by creating an exhibit focusing on the important yet little-known story of The Mississippi River and the Civil War. The exhibit will highlight the crucial role of the region’s significance in one of the longest and most complicated historic campaigns of the war. The exhibit will explore the themes of the war for control of the Mississippi and life on the homefront in the divergent river cities of Dubuque, Iowa, and Vicksburg, Mississippi. It will feature two narratives to engage children, The Drummer Boy and The Soldier Girl. Interactives and curricula for school groups will be developed.