Vicksburg

UK: /ˈvɪksˌbɜːɡ/ US: (viks′bûrg)

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Vicks•burg  (viks′bûrg), n. 

1. Place Names a city in W Mississippi, on the Mississippi River: important Civil War siege and Confederate surrender 1863. 25,434.

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Vicksburg / 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)