Edmund Kirby Smith's Trans-Mississippi Department

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military department
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkbp:associatedWith Confederate_generals
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Edmund_Kirby_Smith
gptkbp:contributedTo Confederate_war_efforts
gptkbp:dissolved 1865
gptkbp:engagesIn defensive operations
gptkbp:establishedIn 1862
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Shreveport,_Louisiana
gptkbp:historicalContext Civil War era
gptkbp:historicalPeriod reconstruction era
changes in military strategy
development of military doctrine
impact on military tactics
impact on civil-military relations
influence on future military conflicts
formation of new military units
legacy of military leadership
end_of_the_Civil_War
Union_control_of_the_Mississippi_River
impact_on_Southern_economy
role_in_shaping_Southern_identity
defeat_of_Confederate_forces
gptkbp:historicalSignificance control_of_the_Mississippi_River
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edmund Kirby Smith's Trans-Mississippi Department
gptkbp:influencedBy Confederate_strategy
gptkbp:legacy post-war military history
gptkbp:location Trans-Mississippi_region
gptkbp:militaryRank divisions
regiments
battalions
brigades
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Red_River_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Pleasant_Hill
Battle of Mansfield
gptkbp:notableEvent surrender_of_Confederate_forces
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Edmund_Kirby_Smith
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Western_Theater
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Arkansas
gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:skills approximately 40,000 troops
gptkbp:strategicGoals supply lines
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Department_of_the_Gulf