Knoxville Campaign

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The Knoxville Campaign was a series of American Civil War operations in late 1863 in East Tennessee, centered on the Union defense of Knoxville against Confederate forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War campaign
military campaign
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
centeredOn defense of Knoxville
combatant Confederate States Army
Union Army
commander Ambrose Burnside
James Longstreet
conflict American Civil War
country United States
endTime December 1863
followedBy Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign
hasPart Battle of Campbell's Station
Battle of Fort Sanders
Longstreet's Knoxville expedition
linked to: Knoxville Campaign

Siege of Knoxville
linked to: Knoxville Campaign
location East Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
militaryObjective isolation of Union forces in East Tennessee
relief of Union forces in Knoxville
notableCommanderConfederate James Longstreet
notableCommanderUnion Ambrose Burnside
notableEngagement Battle of Campbell's Station
Battle of Fort Sanders
objective Confederate attempt to capture Knoxville
Union defense of Knoxville
opponentCommander Ambrose Burnside
James Longstreet
partOf Confederate operations in East Tennessee
linked to: Knoxville Campaign

Union operations in East Tennessee
Western Theater of the American Civil War
precededBy Chickamauga Campaign
primaryTacticConfederate siege operations against Knoxville
primaryTacticUnion fortified defense of Knoxville
region Appalachian region of Tennessee
relatedTo Longstreet's East Tennessee expedition
linked to: Knoxville Campaign

Siege of Knoxville
result Union victory
startTime November 1863
strategicImportance control of East Tennessee
control of railroad lines in East Tennessee
protection of Unionist population in East Tennessee
theater Western Theater
timePeriod late 1863
year 1863

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Army of the Ohio engagement Knoxville Campaign
Army of the Ohio engagement Siege of Knoxville
linked to: Knoxville Campaign
Relief of Knoxville partOf Knoxville campaign
linked to: Knoxville Campaign
Relief of Knoxville partOf Chattanooga and Knoxville campaigns
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Relief of Knoxville opposedSiegeOf Siege of Knoxville
linked to: Knoxville Campaign
Relief of Knoxville relatedTo Siege of Knoxville
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Union Army campaigns hasPart Knoxville Campaign
Lafayette McLaws notableBattle Knoxville Campaign
Department of the Ohio oversawOperation Knoxville campaign
linked to: Knoxville Campaign
Knoxville Campaign hasPart Siege of Knoxville
linked to: Knoxville Campaign
Knoxville Campaign hasPart Longstreet's Knoxville expedition
linked to: Knoxville Campaign
Knoxville Campaign partOf Confederate operations in East Tennessee
linked to: Knoxville Campaign
Knoxville Campaign relatedTo Longstreet's East Tennessee expedition
linked to: Knoxville Campaign
Ninth Corps (Army of the Ohio) participatedIn Siege of Knoxville
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IX Corps engagement Knoxville Campaign
IX Corps (Union Army) participatedIn Knoxville Campaign
IX Corps, Army of the Potomac engagement Knoxville Campaign
Longstreet's Corps notableEngagement Knoxville Campaign
Battle of Campbell’s Station partOf Knoxville Campaign
Battle of Campbell’s Station followedBy Siege of Knoxville
linked to: Knoxville Campaign
Battle of Fort Sanders partOf Knoxville Campaign
Battle of Fort Sanders precededBy Siege of Knoxville
linked to: Knoxville Campaign
Battle of Fort Sanders relatedEvent Siege of Knoxville
linked to: Knoxville Campaign
Campaigns of the American Civil War hasPart Knoxville Campaign