Vicksburg

Refers to Vicksburg, Mississippi. The site of a Confederate stronghold during the Civil War, its [|siege and subsequent capture] was instrumental to the defeat of the Confederacy, marking a turning point in the Civil War.

"...suddenly Loosh stopped before Ringo or I could have moved, and with his hand he swept the chips flat. ‘There’s your Vicksburg,’ he said" (//U,// 5//)//

"We stood there above our ruined Vicksburg" (//U//, 6)