Red River Campaign

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military campaign
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces retreated
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Monett's_Ferry
gptkb:Battle_of_Pleasant_Hill
Battle of Mansfield
Battle of Yellow Bayou
gptkbp:celebrates Civil War reenactments
Educational programs in schools
Books and articles published
Histories and documentaries
Monuments_and_markers_in_Louisiana
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Edmund_Kirby_Smith
gptkb:Major_General_Nathaniel_P._Banks
gptkbp:finaleDate May 22, 1864
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_Red_River_Campaign
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Logistical challenges faced by Union forces
Effectiveness of Union leadership
Consequences for future military campaigns
Impact_on_Confederate_morale
Role_of_local_support_for_Confederates
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Showed_the_challenges_of_Union_operations_in_the_South
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Red River Campaign
gptkbp:influencedBy Local geography and climate conditions
Union supply line vulnerabilities
Confederate_defensive_strategies
General_Ulysses_S._Grant's_overall_strategy
Political_pressures_from_Washington
gptkbp:launchDate March 10, 1864
gptkbp:lawEnforcement approximately 20,000
approximately 30,000
gptkbp:legacy Considered_a_failure_for_Union_strategy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Louisiana
gptkbp:militaryRank Combined Army-Navy operation
gptkbp:navalFleet USS Fort Hindman
USS Osage
USS Lexington
USS Eastport
gptkbp:outcome Impact on future military logistics
Increased scrutiny of military decisions
Led_to_changes_in_Union_military_leadership
Delayed_Union_advances_in_the_South
Strengthened_Confederate_resolve
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:politicalRole Influenced_post-war_Reconstruction_policies
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Alexandria
Battle of Natchitoches
Battle of Sabine Crossroads
Battle of Fort DeRussy
gptkbp:result Confederate_victory
gptkbp:scope Capture_Shreveport
gptkbp:significance Attempt_to_control_the_Red_River
gptkbp:strategicGoals Support_the_Union's_Anaconda_Plan