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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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.