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Vicksburg
Vicks·burg
[
víks bùrg
]
city in western Mississippi. In 1863, during the Civil War, the city was besieged for 47 days before falling to Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant.
Population: 25,752 (2005 estimate).
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