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
a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
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Vicksburg was the key to the lower Mississippi. 維克斯堡曾是密西西比河下游的門戶。
Built on a strategic location halfway between Memphis and New Orleans, Vicksburg became an important stronghold during the Civil War. 內戰時，維克斯堡市成為一個重要的要塞。