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Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Forts_Jackson_and_St._Philip
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualtiesUnion
229
782
gptkbp:combatant
gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
gptkb:United_States_(Union)
gptkbp:commander
gptkb:David_G._Farragut
gptkb:John_K._Mitchell
gptkb:Mansfield_Lovell
gptkb:William_C._Whittle
gptkbp:ConfederateForces
gptkb:River_Defense_Fleet
gptkbp:ConfederateShips
gptkb:CSS_Louisiana
gptkb:CSS_Manassas
gptkbp:date
April 18–28, 1862
gptkbp:followedBy
gptkb:Capture_of_New_Orleans
gptkbp:fortification
gptkb:Fort_Jackson
gptkb:Fort_St._Philip
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Plaquemines_Parish,_Louisiana
gptkbp:navalBattle
yes
gptkbp:notableEvent
First major naval engagement on the lower Mississippi River in the Civil War
gptkbp:objective
gptkb:Capture_of_New_Orleans
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:Siege_of_Fort_Pulaski
gptkbp:result
Union victory
gptkbp:river
gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:significance
Opened the way for the Union capture of New Orleans
gptkbp:UnionForces
gptkb:West_Gulf_Blockading_Squadron
gptkbp:UnionShips
gptkb:USS_Brooklyn
gptkb:USS_Hartford
gptkb:USS_Richmond
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:David_Dixon_Porter
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5