Army of the Gulf

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American Civil War military unit Union field army

The Army of the Gulf was a Union field army in the American Civil War that operated primarily along the Gulf Coast, including in the campaigns for New Orleans and Mobile.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Army of the Gulf canonical	2
Gulf Coast commands of the Union Army	1
Union Army Department of the Gulf	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War military unit ⓘ Union field army ⓘ
allegiance	Union ⓘ
associatedWith	Union control of the lower Mississippi River ⓘ Union operations against Mobile, Alabama ⓘ capture and occupation of New Orleans ⓘ
branch	Union Army ⓘ
commandStructure	Department-level field army under the Department of the Gulf ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
engagedAgainst	Confederate States Army ⓘ
formedAsPartOf	Department of the Gulf ⓘ
garrisonOrHeadquarters	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States ⓘ surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana
historicalEra	19th century ⓘ American Civil War ⓘ surface form: American Civil War era
militaryBranch	land forces ⓘ
notableCampaign	Mobile campaign ⓘ Capture of New Orleans ⓘ surface form: New Orleans campaign
notableCommander	Benjamin F. Butler ⓘ Edward R. S. Canby ⓘ Nathaniel P. Banks ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Fort Blakeley ⓘ Battle of Spanish Fort ⓘ Battle of Port Hudson ⓘ surface form: Siege of Port Hudson
operationalFocus	amphibious and coastal operations ⓘ riverine operations on the Mississippi and its tributaries ⓘ
opposedBy	Cavalry Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana ⓘ surface form: Confederate forces in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ surface form: Confederate forces in the Trans-Mississippi Department
participatedIn	Capture of New Orleans ⓘ Mobile Campaign ⓘ Capture of New Orleans ⓘ surface form: Operations against Forts Jackson and St. Philip Red River campaign ⓘ surface form: Red River Campaign Battle of Port Hudson ⓘ surface form: Siege of Port Hudson
primaryAreaOfOperations	Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ
region	Alabama ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ Texas ⓘ
role	occupation duty in captured Confederate territory ⓘ offensive operations along the Gulf Coast ⓘ siege operations ⓘ
subordinateTo	Union high command ⓘ United States Department of War ⓘ surface form: United States War Department
theaterOfOperations	Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfUnit	field army ⓘ
usedLogisticalBase	New Orleans ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Union Army → subdivision → Army of the Gulf ⓘ

Department of the Gulf → formedFrom → Army of the Gulf ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf Coast commands of the Union Army

General Order No. 28 (New Orleans "Woman Order") → issuedBy → Army of the Gulf ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Army Department of the Gulf

Nathaniel P. Banks → commanded → Army of the Gulf ⓘ