Battle of Selma (1865)
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The Battle of Selma (1865) was a late–Civil War engagement in which Union forces under General James H. Wilson captured the Confederate industrial and military center of Selma, Alabama, crippling the Confederacy’s remaining war-making capacity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Selma | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| aftereffect | significant reduction of Confederate ability to equip armies ⓘ |
| aftermath |
destruction of Confederate arsenals in Selma
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destruction of Confederate foundries in Selma ⓘ destruction of Confederate naval yard facilities in Selma ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Selma (1865)
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surface form:
Battle of Selma
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| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
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| campaign |
Wilson's Raid
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surface form:
Wilson's Raid in Alabama and Georgia
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| city | Selma ⓘ |
| commander |
James H. Wilson
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Nathan Bedford Forrest ⓘ Richard Taylor ⓘ |
| ConfederateCasualtiesAndLosses | approximately 2,700 casualties and prisoners ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommander | Nathan Bedford Forrest ⓘ |
| ConfederateStrength | approximately 4,000–5,000 troops ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1865-04-02 ⓘ |
| defensiveWorks |
earthworks around Selma
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fortifications with artillery emplacements ⓘ |
| endDate | 1865-04-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Union capture of Montgomery, Alabama
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further Union raids into Georgia ⓘ |
| locationType | urban area ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Union assault on Selma's defensive lines in late afternoon
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hand-to-hand fighting on the fortifications ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Selma, Alabama
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cripple remaining Confederate war-making capacity ⓘ destroy Confederate industrial facilities ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Selma by Union forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Union cavalry raid through Alabama and Georgia
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Wilson's Raid ⓘ |
| place | Selma, Alabama ⓘ |
| precededBy | Wilson's cavalry operations in Alabama ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1865-04-02 ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
contributed to collapse of Confederate resistance in the Western Theater
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loss of one of the Confederacy's last major industrial centers ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| UnionCasualtiesAndLosses | approximately 359 total casualties ⓘ |
| UnionCommander | James H. Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionForcesType |
cavalry
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mounted infantry ⓘ |
| UnionStrength | approximately 13,500 troops ⓘ |
| year | 1865 ⓘ |
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Battle of Selma