Confederate defenses of Mobile
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The Confederate defenses of Mobile were a network of coastal forts, batteries, and obstructions protecting the strategic port city of Mobile, Alabama, during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mobile Bay defenses | 2 |
| Confederate Gulf Coast defenses | 1 |
| Confederate coastal batteries in Mobile Bay | 1 |
| Confederate defenses of Mobile canonical | 1 |
| Confederate defenses of Mobile Bay | 1 |
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Target entity: Confederate defenses of Mobile Context triple: [Fort Gaines, associatedWith, Confederate defenses of Mobile]
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A.
Confederate garrison of Vicksburg
The Confederate garrison of Vicksburg was the Southern force that held and defended the strategic Mississippi River city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, until its surrender to Union forces in July 1863.
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B.
Battle of Mobile Bay
The Battle of Mobile Bay was a major American Civil War naval engagement in 1864, famous for Admiral David Farragut’s bold attack that sealed one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf ports.
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C.
Civil War bombardments of Pensacola Harbor
The Civil War bombardments of Pensacola Harbor were a series of intense artillery duels in 1861–1862 between Union- and Confederate-held fortifications guarding the strategic harbor at Pensacola, Florida.
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D.
Capture of New Orleans
The Capture of New Orleans was a pivotal 1862 Union naval and land operation during the American Civil War that seized the Confederacy’s largest city and key Gulf Coast port, dealing a major strategic and economic blow to the South.
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E.
Peninsula Campaign
The Peninsula Campaign was a major Union offensive in the American Civil War in 1862, in which Union forces attempted to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond by advancing up the Virginia Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Confederate defenses of Mobile Target entity description: The Confederate defenses of Mobile were a network of coastal forts, batteries, and obstructions protecting the strategic port city of Mobile, Alabama, during the American Civil War.
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A.
Confederate garrison of Vicksburg
The Confederate garrison of Vicksburg was the Southern force that held and defended the strategic Mississippi River city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, until its surrender to Union forces in July 1863.
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B.
Battle of Mobile Bay
The Battle of Mobile Bay was a major American Civil War naval engagement in 1864, famous for Admiral David Farragut’s bold attack that sealed one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf ports.
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C.
Civil War bombardments of Pensacola Harbor
The Civil War bombardments of Pensacola Harbor were a series of intense artillery duels in 1861–1862 between Union- and Confederate-held fortifications guarding the strategic harbor at Pensacola, Florida.
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D.
Capture of New Orleans
The Capture of New Orleans was a pivotal 1862 Union naval and land operation during the American Civil War that seized the Confederacy’s largest city and key Gulf Coast port, dealing a major strategic and economic blow to the South.
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E.
Peninsula Campaign
The Peninsula Campaign was a major Union offensive in the American Civil War in 1862, in which Union forces attempted to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond by advancing up the Virginia Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate States Army fortification network
ⓘ
military defensive system ⓘ |
| armament |
heavy seacoast artillery
ⓘ
rifled cannon ⓘ smoothbore cannon ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Confederate States Army engineers ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
brick masonry forts
ⓘ
earthen fortifications ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Battle of Fort Blakely
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Fort Blakeley
Battle of Mobile Bay ⓘ Siege of Spanish Fort ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Spanish Fort
campaign for Mobile, 1864–1865 ⓘ |
| fallDate | April 1865 ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Confederate States Army
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Confederate States Navy personnel in harbor batteries ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Blakely defensive line
ⓘ
Fort Gaines ⓘ Fort Huger ⓘ Fort Morgan ⓘ Fort Powell ⓘ Fort Sidney Johnston ⓘ Fort Sidney Johnston (Spanish Fort) ⓘ Fort Tracy ⓘ Spanish Fort defensive line ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish Fort
artillery batteries along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay ⓘ artillery batteries along the western shore of Mobile Bay ⓘ inner line of earthworks around Mobile ⓘ obstructions in the main ship channel ⓘ outer line of earthworks north of Mobile ⓘ torpedoes (naval mines) in Mobile Bay ⓘ water batteries on Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mobile Bay
ⓘ
Mobile, Alabama ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Dabney H. Maury
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Franklin Gardner ⓘ Richard L. Page ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Union Army
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Union Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Confederate Gulf Coast defenses
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linked to:
Confederate coastal defenses
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| result | capture of Mobile by Union forces ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
defense of interior rail connections through Mobile
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protection of blockade-running routes ⓘ protection of one of the last major Confederate Gulf ports ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal defense
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harbor defense ⓘ protection of port facilities ⓘ |
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Subject: Confederate defenses of Mobile Description of subject: The Confederate defenses of Mobile were a network of coastal forts, batteries, and obstructions protecting the strategic port city of Mobile, Alabama, during the American Civil War.
Referenced by (6)
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