Western Gunboat Flotilla

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Admiral_David_Porter
gptkbp:composedOf gunboats
gptkbp:contributedTo Union victory
gptkbp:diedIn blockade operations
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagesIn naval warfare
gptkbp:establishedIn 1861
gptkbp:hasRecognition Southern_supply_lines
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Western Gunboat Flotilla
gptkbp:isBasedOn gptkb:Cairo,_Illinois
gptkbp:isComposedOf various classes of vessels
gptkbp:isEngagedIn 1865
gptkbp:isEquippedWith cannons
gptkbp:isIncorporatedIn gptkb:Mississippi_Squadron
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn gptkb:Arkansas_Post
gptkb:Red_River_Campaign
gptkb:Fort_Henry
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Fort_Blakely
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Spanish_Fort
gptkb:Confederate_forces
gptkb:Fort_Donelson
gptkb:Memphis
gptkb:Selma
gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
gptkb:Mobile_Bay
gptkb:Battle_of_Johnsonville
gptkb:Port_Hudson
gptkb:Grand_Gulf
Battle of Chattanooga
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Corinth
Battle of Franklin
riverine operations
Battle of Iuka
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Battle of Savannah
Battle of Pea Ridge
Battle of Wilson's Creek
Battle of Columbia
Battle of Spring Hill
Confederate_fortifications
gptkbp:isKnownFor reconnaissance missions
patrolling rivers
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor strategic importance
gptkbp:isVisitedBy river patrols
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:participatedIn Battle of Vicksburg
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:supported gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:usesTechnology steam power
gptkbp:utilizes ironclad warships
gptkbp:wasAffecting river access
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn gptkb:Western_Theater_of_the_Civil_War
capturing_Confederate_positions
gptkbp:wasPartOf Union naval strategy
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy logistics units
naval artillery