Battle of Champion Hill
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The Battle of Champion Hill was a pivotal American Civil War engagement in May 1863, where Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederate troops in Mississippi, opening the way for the siege and eventual capture of Vicksburg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Champion Hill canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Baker’s Creek ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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Union (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
|
| campaign | Grant’s operations against Vicksburg ⓘ |
| category |
Western Theater of the American Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Battles of the Western Theater of the American Civil War
|
| commander |
James B. McPherson
ⓘ
John A. McClernand ⓘ John C. Pemberton ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ
surface form:
William T. Sherman
|
| ConfederateArmy |
Confederate Army of Mississippi
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surface form:
Army of Mississippi
|
| ConfederateCasualtiesApproximate | about 3,800 ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommanderRank | Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | May 16, 1863 ⓘ |
| effect |
compelled Pemberton to abandon defensive line east of Vicksburg
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led directly to Confederate withdrawal across Big Black River ⓘ |
| estimatedConfederateStrength | about 22,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| estimatedUnionStrength | about 29,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Big Black River Bridge ⓘ |
| front | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| locationRelativeToCity | east of Vicksburg, Mississippi ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
Confederate States Army
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surface form:
Confederate Army
Union Army ⓘ |
| month | May ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Champion family plantation ⓘ |
| notableFeature | largest and bloodiest engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign ⓘ |
| objective | to cut Confederate forces off from Vicksburg ⓘ |
| partOf |
Siege of Vicksburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Vicksburg Campaign
|
| place | Hinds County, Mississippi ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Raymond ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partly preserved as a battlefield site ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Siege of Vicksburg
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surface form:
Capture of Vicksburg
Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
forced Confederate retreat toward Vicksburg
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opened the way for the siege of Vicksburg ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Union forces seized Champion Hill ridge ⓘ |
| terrain | rolling hills and wooded ridges ⓘ |
| UnionArmy | Army of the Tennessee ⓘ |
| UnionCasualtiesApproximate | about 2,400 ⓘ |
| UnionCommanderRank |
Ulysses S. Grant
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surface form:
Major General Ulysses S. Grant
|
| year | 1863 ⓘ |
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