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Noun: siege of Vicksburg
  1. A decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
    - Vicksburg

Type of: beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege

Part of: American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States

Encyclopedia: Siege of Vicksburg