Big Black River

noun

a river in N central Mississippi, flowing SW to the Mississippi River near Vicksburg. 330 miles (531 km) long.

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By the 25th nearly all of the regiment had rendezvoused on the west side of the Big Black River, near the railroad.
History of Company E of the Sixth Minnesota Regiment of Volunteer Infantry | Alfred J. Hill
That night he crossed Big Black River, and before dawn of the next day was well within the lines of the enemy.
Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) | Charles Morris
Grant pursued without a moment's delay, and came up with the rear guard at Big Black River.
Hero Tales From American History | Henry Cabot Lodge, and Theodore Roosevelt
Pemberton himself fell back that night to the Big Black River.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete | Ulysses S. Grant
He also abandoned thirty guns, and crossed the Big Black River.
The Blue and The Gray | A. R. White

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