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Vicksburg Definition
(n)
a
town
in
western
Mississippi
on
bluffs
above
the
Mississippi
River
west
of
Jackson
;
focus
of
an
important
campaign
during
the
American
Civil
War
as
the
Union
fought
to
control
the
Mississippi
River
and
so
to
cut
the
Confederacy
into
two
halves
(n)
a
decisive
battle
in
the
American
Civil
War
(
1863
);
after
being
besieged
for
nearly
seven
weeks
the
Confederates
surrendered
Vicksburg Synonyms
siege of Vicksburg
Vicksburg
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