Vicksburg

[viks-burg]

noun

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

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Contemporary Examples of vicksburg

He learned about Gettysburg and Vicksburg, Manassas, and Antietam.
Selling the Civil War to African Americans
David A. Graham
April 12, 2011
In 1933, Ben Shahn loaned Walker Evans a right-angle viewfinder, which he took on assignment to Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Furtive Photography
Philip Gefter
May 27, 2010

Historical Examples of vicksburg

He was in Vicksburg, although you may not have heard of him there, but he got out before the surrender.
The Rock of Chickamauga
Joseph A. Altsheler
Vicksburg would have been won in vain and the Union would be broken in the West.
The Rock of Chickamauga
Joseph A. Altsheler
We'll go to Vicksburg with Grant, Dick, and get that silver yet.
The Rock of Chickamauga
Joseph A. Altsheler
Dick was convinced that the defense of Vicksburg was drawing to a like close.
The Rock of Chickamauga
Joseph A. Altsheler
It was curious how much help he expected of Vicksburg, a hostile town.
The Rock of Chickamauga
Joseph A. Altsheler

British Dictionary definitions for vicksburg

Vicksburg

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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Word Origin and History for vicksburg

Vicksburg

city in Mississippi, U.S., incorporated 1825, named for early settler in the region the Rev. Newitt Vick, who was said to have come there c.1812 from Virginia with his family and chose the town site in 1819.