Vicksburg
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- proper noun
- /ˈvɪksbɜrɡ/
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Vicksburg
- Vicksburg played a crucial role during the Civil War, serving as a strategic point for Union forces in Vicksburg.
- Vicksburg, Mississippi
Examples
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Price telephoned geologist Roger Saucier of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Academic text (2006) -
We were going to the hospital in Vicksburg.
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Grant is still at Vicksburg.
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We fought at Vicksburg together.
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"Tonight, with the fall of Vicksburg... ...the entire Mississippi River is in the hands of the Union Army.
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But somehow he had managed to delay the boat into Vicksburg by an extra day.
Fiction book (1996) -
My great-grandfather, who fought at Vicksburg and died there, felt differently about his war.
Fiction book (1994) -
I am from Vicksburg, Mississippi, from a very ordinary although solid suburban upbringing.
Fiction book (2001) -
The history of Vicksburg is rich with stories from the Civil War era.
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Visitors to Vicksburg can explore the National Military Park, which commemorates the famous siege.
Compounds
A long 1863 military attack during the American Civil War when Union troops surrounded and captured Vicksburg
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vicksburg comes from the name Vick, an early settler, plus the ending -burg which means 'town', like in Pittsburgh. So it originally meant 'Vick's town' and today it is the name of a town on the Mississippi River.