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Vicksburg
Vicks·burg V0089200 (vĭks′bûrg′) A city of western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River west of Jackson. During the Civil War it was besieged from 1862 to 1863 and finally captured by troops led by Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, 1863.Vicksburg (ˈvɪksˌbɜːɡ) n (Placename) 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)Vicks•burg (ˈvɪks bɜrg)
n. a city in W Mississippi, on the Mississippi River: Civil War siege and Confederate surrender 1863. 25,500. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Vicksburg - 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 halvesMagnolia State, Mississippi, MS - a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War | | 2. |  Vicksburg - a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrenderedsiege of VicksburgAmerican Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States - civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865Magnolia State, Mississippi, MS - a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War |
Vicksburg
See also: National Parks and Monuments (table)National Parks and Monuments
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Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
..... Click the link for more information. Vicksburg, city (1990 pop. 20,908), seat of Warren co., W Miss., on bluffs above the Mississippi River at the mouth of the Yazoo; inc. 1825. An important port, it is the commercial, processing, and shipping center for a cotton, timber, and livestock area. There is petroleum refining and food processing; Vicksburg's many manufactures include asphalt; wood, metal, plastic, paper, and rubber products; apparel; mobile homes; heating equipment; tubing and pipes; and fertilizers. There was a French fort nearby in the early 18th cent., and the Spanish established Fort Nogales in 1791. The area came into U.S. possession in 1798. Vicksburg became a busy river port, and in the Civil War it was a major objective in Grant's Vicksburg campaignVicksburg campaign,
in the American Civil War, the fighting (Nov., 1862–July, 1863) for control of the Mississippi River. The Union wanted such control in order to split the Confederacy and to restore free commerce to the politically important Northwest.
..... Click the link for more information. . The city fell July 4, 1863, after 14 months of naval shelling, 7 months of land assault, and 47 days of total siege. River traffic, which fell off greatly in the late 19th and early 20th cent., has been aided by the U.S. Mississippi River Commission, whose headquarters are at Vicksburg. Nearby is the U.S. Waterways Experiment Station. Sections of the city were flooded in Apr., 1973. Antebellum homes are in the city and the surrounding area. In Vicksburg National Military Park (see National Parks and MonumentsNational Parks and Monuments
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Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
..... Click the link for more information. , table) are preserved trenches and fortifications of the Civil War siege. North of the city is a national cemetery containing Civil War dead, including c.13,000 unknown Union soldiers brought from temporary burial places all over the South. Vicksburgcity held by Confederates; besieged several times (1862, 1863). [Am. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 261–262]See: BattleVicksburg 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.) Vicksburg
Related to Vicksburg: Vicksburg Campaign, Vicksburg National Military ParkSynonyms for Vicksburgnoun a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of JacksonRelated Words- Magnolia State
- Mississippi
- MS
noun a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863)SynonymsRelated Words- American Civil War
- United States Civil War
- War between the States
- Magnolia State
- Mississippi
- MS
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