Vicksburg

[ viks-burg ]

/ ˈvɪks bɜrg /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for vicksburg

He learned about Gettysburg and Vicksburg, Manassas, and Antietam.
Selling the Civil War to African Americans|David A. Graham|April 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
There is a certain woman in this city who formerly resided at or near Vicksburg, whose antecedents I wish to know something about.
The White Rose of Memphis|William C. Falkner
The narration, with any approach to completeness, of the story of the campaign against Vicksburg would require a volume.
Ulysses S. Grant|Walter Allen

The cavalry you have sent to Canby will be debarked at Vicksburg.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete|Ulysses S. Grant
Everything I saw of Sherman at the Vicksburg siege increased my admiration for him.
Recollections of the Civil War|Charles A. Dana
The Confederacy was finally beaten because it was flanked in the west and cut in two at Vicksburg.
The Ifs of History|Joseph Edgar Chamberlin

British Dictionary definitions for vicksburg

Vicksburg

/ (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)

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