Vicksburg

/ˌvɪksˈbʌrg/

Definitions of Vicksburg

1. noun

   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
   example of:

   town

   an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
2. noun

   a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
   synonyms: siege of Vicksburg

   example of:

   beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege

   the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack