Vicksburg

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noun

1. a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the 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
• Instance Hypernyms:
town
• Part Holonyms:
Mississippi, Magnolia State, MS
2. a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863);
after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
• Syn:
siege of Vicksburg
• Regions:
Mississippi, Magnolia State, MS
• Instance Hypernyms:
siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade
• Part Holonyms:
American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States