Mississippi River Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Army_of_the_Cumberland
gptkb:Army_of_the_Tennessee
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Admiral_David_Porter
gptkbp:contributedTo Union victory
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:dissolved 1865
gptkbp:engagesIn naval warfare
gptkbp:formed 1862
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Cairo,_Illinois
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Civil War Era
gptkbp:historicalSignificance control_of_the_Mississippi_River
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mississippi River Squadron
gptkbp:influenced riverine warfare doctrine
gptkbp:inspiration naval tactics
future_riverine_forces
gptkbp:involvedIn reconnaissance missions
naval engagements
siege operations
bombardments
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern naval strategy
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Fort Donelson
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Memphis
Battle of Fort Henry
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_W._McClintock
gptkb:Captain_John_W._McCulloch
gptkb:Captain_Charles_H._Davis
gptkb:Captain_William_D._Porter
gptkb:Captain_John_A._Winslow
gptkb:Captain_Henry_Walke
gptkb:Captain_Thomas_O._Selfridge
gptkb:Captain_Samuel_P._Lee
Captain_Edward_W._Smith
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Naval_Department_of_the_Mississippi
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:receives gptkb:Union_Navy
local militias
gptkbp:supported Union ground forces
gptkbp:usedFor logistics support
transportation of troops
riverine operations
blockade running
gptkbp:utilizes ironclad warships
gunboats