Bible Encyclopedias
Vicksburg

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Largest city on the Mississippi, on a bluff above the river, fortified by the Confederates in the Civil War; after a siege of over a year surrendered to General Grant, 4th July 1864, with 30,000 men.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Vicksburg'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​v/vicksburg.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.