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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- 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. Population: 25,700.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
- n. 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
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“Did you know we no longer have a theater in Vicksburg AT ALL?”
“That's because of problems with access to a huge state-of-the-art Cray computer at the corps 'Environmental Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Miss., which also is being used for work on the risk assessment, and other Louisiana and Mississippi environmental projects.”
“There are three campgrounds in Vicksburg and none of them offered wi-fi access.”
“We decided we did NOT want to spent another night in Vicksburg, so we took a 4-hour drive south and are now sitting in a campground in Shreveport, LA.”
“Kathy Harris of Vicksburg is the mother of Aaron Gordon, 20, who is among those being detained.”
“Thus the "Yanks" celebrated the "glorious Fourth" in Vicksburg, as they had said they would do.”
“General Sherman's return to Vicksburg is confirmed.”
“The canal opposite Vicksburg is abandoned, the Confederate cannon commanding two-thirds of its length.”
“Vicksburg is described as being prepared for the fiercest attack, and victualled for the longest siege likely to be laid.”
“Vicksburg is covered with small encampments of women and children who have been driven from their homes by predatory bands of Northern soldiers.”
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