Union Navy

E141331

The Union Navy was the maritime military force of the United States during the American Civil War, responsible for blockading Confederate ports and controlling inland waterways.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of the United States military
military organization
navy
activeDuring 1861–1865
allegiance Union
United States federal government
commander Andrew Hull Foote
linked to: Andrew H. Foote

David Dixon Porter
David Farragut
Samuel Francis Du Pont
conflict American Civil War
country United States
effect limited Confederate imports of war materiel
restricted Confederate cotton exports
weakened Confederate economy
endTime 1865
followedBy United States Navy (post–Civil War)
linked to: United States Navy
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
languageOfCommand English
notableBattle Battle of Fort Donelson
Battle of Fort Henry
linked to: Fort Henry campaign

Battle of Hampton Roads
Battle of Mobile Bay
Battle of New Orleans (1862)
Vicksburg campaign
linked to: Siege of Vicksburg
notableOperation Anaconda Plan
Union blockade
notableShip USS Cairo
USS Hartford
USS Kearsarge
USS Merrimack (as USS Merrimack before capture)
USS Monitor
USS New Ironsides
opposedTo Confederate States Navy
oversightBy United States Department of the Navy
partOf Union war effort
United States armed forces
precededBy United States Navy (pre–Civil War)
linked to: United States Navy
primaryMission blockade of Confederate ports
control of inland waterways
role commerce protection
interdiction of Confederate trade
power projection
sea control
support of land operations
startTime 1861
theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean
Western rivers
usedTactic amphibious operations
joint operations with Union Army
naval blockade
riverine warfare
usedTechnology iron armor plating
rifled naval artillery
steam propulsion
usedVesselType blockade runner catcher
gunboat
ironclad warship
monitor warship
river gunboat
sailing ship
screw sloop
steam frigate

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (78)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Union militaryBranch Union Navy
Anaconda Plan implementedBy Union Navy
the North militaryForce Union Navy
Winfield Scott Schley partOf Union Navy
Cairo, Illinois usedBy Union Navy
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Boston) subject Union Navy
subject linked to: Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Louisiana Unionists recruitedFor Union Navy
Union (North) militaryBranch Union Navy
CSS Sumter pursuedBy Union Navy
USS Hatteras belligerent Union Navy
USS Kearsarge serviceBranch Union Navy
The Cumberland historicalContext Union Navy
subject linked to: “The Cumberland”
The Stone Fleet subject Union Navy
subject linked to: “The Stone Fleet”
Western Gunboat Flotilla branch Union Navy
Andrew H. Foote sideInConflict Union Navy in the American Civil War
linked to: Union Navy
CSS Florida opponent Union Navy
Red River campaign supportedBy Union Navy
CSS Tennessee opposedBy Union Navy
Battle of Galveston belligerent Union Navy
Battle of Memphis belligerent Union Navy
USS Hartford serviceBranch Union Navy
Seaman Bartlett Laffey partOf Union Navy
City Point Unit usedBy Union Navy
John P. Van Leer militaryService Union Navy