vicksburg

Definition of Vicksburg in English :

Noun

1. vicksburg

a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves

2. siege of vicksburg, vicksburg

a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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noun

a city in W Mississippi, on the Mississippi River: site of one of the most decisive campaigns (1863) of the American Civil War, in which the Confederates were besieged for nearly seven weeks before capitulating. Pop: 26 005 (2003 est)

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city in W Miss., on the Mississippi River: besieged & captured by Grant in the Civil War (1863): pop. 26,000

Vicksburg

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A city of western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River west of Jackson. During the Civil War it was besieged from 1862 to 1863 and finally captured by troops led by Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, 1863.

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