Louisiana Unionists
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Louisiana Unionists were residents of Louisiana who remained loyal to the United States during the American Civil War, often opposing secession and Confederate authority within the state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louisiana Unionists canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Unionists in the American Civil War
ⓘ
political group ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1861
ⓘ
1862 ⓘ 1863 ⓘ 1864 ⓘ 1865 ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Union military commanders in Louisiana
ⓘ
Unionist politicians in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| broaderCategory |
Southern Unionists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union loyalists in Confederate states ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Union control of New Orleans
ⓘ
establishment of a loyal state government under Union occupation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| experienced |
property confiscation by Confederate authorities
ⓘ
violence from Confederate sympathizers ⓘ |
| faced |
persecution by Confederate authorities
ⓘ
social ostracism in Confederate Louisiana ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
American South
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Mississippi Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| included |
formerly enslaved African Americans in Louisiana
ⓘ
free people of color in Louisiana ⓘ white residents of Louisiana ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Union military occupation of Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Confederate authority in Louisiana
ⓘ
Confederate conscription in Louisiana ⓘ secession of Louisiana ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Union occupation politics in New Orleans
ⓘ
formation of Unionist state government in Louisiana ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-secession
ⓘ
pro-Union ⓘ |
| recruitedFor |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| sought |
protection from Confederate reprisals
ⓘ
restoration of Louisiana to the Union ⓘ |
| supported |
Reconstruction-era reforms in Louisiana
ⓘ
Union war effort ⓘ United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.