Siege of Knoxville

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military conflict
gptkbp:aftermath Union_control_of_Knoxville
gptkbp:casualties Union: 1,200
Confederate:_1,500
gptkbp:commander gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkbp:date November 17, 1863
gptkbp:duration 17 days
gptkbp:events siege
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Fort Sanders
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Stephen_D._Lee
gptkb:William_T._Sherman
gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Nathan_Bedford_Forrest
gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:Richard_Taylor
gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:Leonidas_Polk
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:Braxton_Bragg
gptkb:P.G.T._Beauregard
gptkb:Wade_Hampton_III
John C. Pemberton
George Stoneman
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Control_of_East_Tennessee
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Knoxville
gptkbp:keyIssues gptkb:Fort_Sanders
gptkb:Knoxville
gptkb:Tennessee_River
Fort Loudoun
Campbell's_Station
gptkbp:location gptkb:Knoxville,_Tennessee
gptkbp:militaryRank flanking maneuvers
artillery bombardment
entrenchment
supply line disruption
gptkbp:outcome Union forces maintained control
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Campbell's_Station
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Campbell's_Station
Battle of Fort Sanders
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic victory for the Union
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:tactics Siege warfare