Vicksburg

We left Louisiana Wednesday intending to head for Gulf Shores but decided to head somewhere closer to home instead.   We took the back roads most of the way and saw some quaint small towns and beautiful plantation homes. We stopped in Rosedale, LA to do some genealogy research.  I went to the visitor center and asked if there were any old cemeteries in the area and the lady handed me a brochure.  Imagine my surprise when the brochure contained a picture of the gravesite Austin Woolfolk, the person I was looking for.

Austin Woolfolk grave

Also, among the plantations houses in the brochure was a picture of Austin Woolfolk's house, Mound Plantation.

The Mound Plantation

From Rosedale we took the river road to Natchez then on to Vicksburg.

Today we toured the National Battlefield in Vicksburg and a museum.

Gunboat Cairo