Sierra Nevada Campaign

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military campaign
gptkbp:aftermath Increased_Union_presence_in_the_West
gptkbp:battle Battle of Fort Churchill
Battle of Washoe
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_John_C._Frémont
gptkbp:cultural_impact Subject of documentaries
Referenced in modern media
Inspiration for historical reenactments
Commemorated in local history
Influenced literature and art of the period
gptkbp:date 1861
gptkbp:duration Several months
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:General_George_Stoneman
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Emory
gptkb:Colonel_John_C._H._Smith
gptkb:Brigadier_General_James_H._Carleton
gptkb:General_Edward_Canby
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_conflict_of_the_American_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sierra Nevada Campaign
gptkbp:impact Influenced_future_military_campaigns_in_the_West
gptkbp:is_a_key_player_in Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Government reports
Newspaper articles from the time
Military dispatches
Personal diaries of soldiers
Official_War_Records
gptkbp:legacy Set precedent for Union military strategy in mountainous terrain
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sierra_Nevada
gptkbp:militaryRank Union forces approximately 10,000
Confederate_forces_approximately_5,000
gptkbp:outcome Secured_Union_supply_lines
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:relatedEvent Battle of the Bear River
Battle of the Big Hole
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:scope Control_of_the_Sierra_Nevada_region
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of the western territories
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Confederacy
Union
gptkbp:tactics Guerrilla warfare
Siege warfare
Reconnaissance missions
Logistics and supply management