Vicksburg
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
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