Department of the South

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Soldier
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_David_Hunter
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:Union_victory
reconstruction policies
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:dissolved 1865
gptkbp:engaged_in reconstruction efforts
logistical operations
civil affairs
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:Union_Army
1862
gptkbp:faced gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:has_relationship_with local populations
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hilton_Head_Island,_South_Carolina
1862
gptkbp:historical_context post-Emancipation era
gptkbp:historical_impact Union military strategy
African American military service
Civil Rights movement.
gptkbp:historical_legacy military governance
gptkbp:historical_significance Civil War history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Department of the South
gptkbp:influenced post-war military strategy
gptkbp:influenced_by political decisions
Union strategy
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:supply_chain_management
land redistribution efforts
coastal raids
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:10th_United_States_Colored_Troops
gptkb:1st_South_Carolina_Volunteers
gptkb:54th_Massachusetts_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Wagner
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:General_Quincy_Adams_Gillmore
gptkbp:notable_event Emancipation Proclamation implementation
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:General_Edward_A._Wild
gptkb:General_Alfred_H._Terry
gptkb:General_Rufus_Saxton
gptkbp:notable_leader gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
gptkbp:notable_move gptkb:Siege_of_Fort_Wagner
gptkbp:objective capture Confederate territory
gptkbp:operates_in 1865
gptkbp:operates_under gptkb:Department_of_War
gptkbp:operational_area South Atlantic coast
gptkbp:operational_challenges supply shortages
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:promoted freedmen's rights
gptkbp:provides_support_for gptkb:Union_naval_forces
gptkbp:responsible_for military operations in the Southern United States
gptkbp:strategic_importance gptkb:Southern_theater
gptkbp:successor Department of the Southeast
gptkbp:supported African American enlistment
gptkbp:utilized gptkb:intelligence_operations
naval support
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4