American Civil War military operations near Port Gibson

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American Civil War military operation military campaign phase

American Civil War military operations near Port Gibson were a series of engagements in Mississippi, including the Battle of Port Gibson, that marked a key phase of Ulysses S. Grant’s Vicksburg Campaign and helped secure Union control of the Mississippi River.

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American Civil War military operations near Port Gibson canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War military operation ⓘ military campaign phase ⓘ
belligerent	Confederate States of America ⓘ United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ
campaign	Vicksburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	James B. McPherson NERFINISHED ⓘ John A. McClernand NERFINISHED ⓘ John S. Bowen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateOfBattleOfPortGibson	1863-05-01 ⓘ
endDate	1863-05-02 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Big Black River Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Champion Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Jackson (Mississippi) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Raymond NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Port Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ Union crossing of the Mississippi River at Bruinsburg ⓘ movements toward Grand Gulf ⓘ skirmishes along Bayou Pierre ⓘ
historicalSignificance	demonstrated effective joint army-navy cooperation in the Western Theater ⓘ marked the beginning of Grant’s overland advance on Vicksburg from the south ⓘ
involvedForce	Army of the Tennessee (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ Confederate forces in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Claiborne County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Gibson, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryObjective	turn the southern flank of Vicksburg’s defenses ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Port Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ actions at Bayou Pierre crossings ⓘ skirmishes near Bruinsburg landing ⓘ
objective	capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi ⓘ secure a foothold on the east bank of the Mississippi River ⓘ
opposedBy	Confederate river defenses at Grand Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Vicksburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Union naval operations against Grand Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Union victory ⓘ
river	Bayou Pierre NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate	1863-04-29 ⓘ
strategicImportance	enabled Union advance inland toward Vicksburg ⓘ forced Confederate withdrawal from Grand Gulf ⓘ helped secure Union control of the Mississippi River ⓘ
supportedBy	Union Navy gunboats NERFINISHED ⓘ
terrain	rolling hills and ravines around Port Gibson ⓘ
theater	Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	April–May 1863 ⓘ

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Claiborne County, Mississippi → hasHistoricEvent → American Civil War military operations near Port Gibson ⓘ