- Vicksburg - a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River 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
--1 is a kind of town
--1 is a part of Mississippi, Magnolia State, MS- Vicksburg, siege of Vicksburg - a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
--2 is a kind of siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade
--2 is a part of American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States - Vicksburg, siege of Vicksburg - a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered