Relief of Knoxville

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The Relief of Knoxville was an American Civil War Union operation in late 1863 that successfully lifted the Confederate siege of Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War engagement
military operation
belligerent Confederate States of America
surface form: Confederate States (Confederacy)

United States of America
surface form: United States (Union)
combatant Confederate States Army
Union Army
commander Major General Ambrose E. Burnside
surface form: Ambrose E. Burnside

Braxton Bragg
James Longstreet
Ulysses S. Grant
William Tecumseh Sherman
surface form: William T. Sherman
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateContext late 1863
endDate 1863-12-04
followedBy withdrawal of Longstreet from East Tennessee
hasMainLocation Knox County, Tennessee
historicalPeriod 1860s
involves Army of the Ohio
Army of the Tennessee
Longstreet's Corps
locatedIn Tennessee (eastern portion)
surface form: East Tennessee
militaryFront Union Western armies
notableCommanderConfederate Braxton Bragg
James Longstreet
notableCommanderUnion Major General Ambrose E. Burnside
surface form: Ambrose E. Burnside

William Tecumseh Sherman
surface form: William T. Sherman
objective to break the Confederate siege of Knoxville
to relieve the Union garrison at Knoxville
opposedSiegeOf Knoxville Campaign
surface form: Siege of Knoxville
opposingForce Army of Tennessee
surface form: Confederate Army of Tennessee elements
orderedBy Ulysses S. Grant
partOf Knoxville Campaign
surface form: Chattanooga and Knoxville campaigns

Knoxville Campaign
surface form: Knoxville campaign
place Knoxville, Tennessee
precededBy Chattanooga Campaign
surface form: Battle of Chattanooga
relatedTo Battle of Fort Sanders
Chattanooga Campaign
surface form: Chattanooga campaign

Knoxville Campaign
surface form: Siege of Knoxville
result Confederate siege of Knoxville lifted
Union victory
startDate 1863-11-28
strategicImportance prevented Confederate recapture of Knoxville
secured Union control of East Tennessee
supportedBy Union forces from Chattanooga
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War

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