Department of the South

GPTKB entity

Properties (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military department
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:African_American_troops
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkb:Department_of_the_Gulf
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Quincy_Adams_Gillmore
gptkbp:conducted expeditions_against_Confederate_forces
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:War_Department
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:dissolved 1865
gptkbp:engagesIn intelligence operations
coastal raids
gptkbp:established gptkb:General_David_Hunter
gptkbp:establishedIn 1862
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkbp:headquarteredIn gptkb:Hilton_Head_Island
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hilton_Head,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Civil War military strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Department of the South
gptkbp:influenced post-war military policy
gptkbp:influencedBy Union strategy
gptkbp:involvedIn strategic planning
supply chain management
military intelligence
military logistics
reconstruction efforts
reconstruction policies
coastal defense
logistics and supply
military governance
civil affairs
recruitment of soldiers
coastal operations
gptkbp:isHeadquarteredIn gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:notable_event Battle of Honey Hill
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Fort Wagner
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_James_Island
gptkb:Capture_of_Fort_Pulaski
gptkb:Capture_of_Savannah
Battle of Port Royal
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Battle_of_Olustee
Battle of Secessionville
Campaign_against_Charleston
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Siege_of_Charleston
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Fort Fisher
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:General_Edward_A._Wild
gptkb:General_Alfred_H._Terry
gptkbp:operates Union command structure
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Florida
gptkbp:operationalArea South_Atlantic_coast
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:popularActivities gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
gptkb:General_John_G._Foster
gptkbp:primaryMission capture_Confederate_territory
gptkbp:responsibleFor military_operations_in_the_Southern_United_States
gptkbp:successor Department_of_the_Southeast
gptkbp:supported emancipation of slaves
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:African_American_regiments
gptkbp:usesTechnology railroads
gptkbp:utilizes training of troops
naval support