Vicksburg

American  

[viks-burg] / ˈvɪks bɜrg /

noun

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

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Vicksburg British  

/ ˈvɪksˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. 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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Vicksburg

Abraham Lincoln asked the crowd that had marched to the White House to celebrate the twin Union victories in the Civil War, at Gettysburg and Vicksburg.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

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

“I have a lot of suspicion,” said Robert Favela, who uses his well to water a stand of bamboo on his 5-acre property in Vicksburg.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025

“We’re here to make sure that doesn’t continue to happen,” he said during a candidates’ rally in Vicksburg.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2023

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

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt