Vicksburg

American

[viks-burg] / ˈvɪks bɜrg /

noun

a city in W Mississippi, on the Mississippi River: important Civil War siege and Confederate surrender 1863.

Vicksburg British

/ ˈvɪksˌbɜːɡ /

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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Still, Neugebauer’s call carries weight because of the large number of shares that he; his company, Vicksburg Investments Management; and his wife’s trust own—24.1%, according to a November SEC filing.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

A lawyer for the company said it owns 3,600 acres in Vicksburg.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025

Vicksburg National Cemetery was established in 1866 and now holds more than 18,000 graves — veterans from six wars and a few former park employees.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Fondomonte itself has other operations on private land in Vicksburg, near Butler Valley.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2023

Only a strip of the river between Baton Rouge and Vicksburg was then under Confederate control.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023