Red River campaign

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Union military operation military campaign

The Red River campaign was a major but ultimately unsuccessful Union military expedition during the American Civil War aimed at gaining control of western Louisiana and the Red River region.

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Label Occurrences
Red River Campaign 10
Red River campaign canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Union military operation ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Red River Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ
battle Battle of Blair's Landing NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Fort De Russy (1864) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Henderson's Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Monett's Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Pleasant Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Sabine Cross Roads NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Yellow Bayou NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualties thousands ⓘ
characteristic Union logistical difficulties ⓘ
coordination problems between army and navy ⓘ
low water levels on Red River ⓘ
commander David Dixon Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Edmund Kirby Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nathaniel P. Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ
Richard Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
endDate 1864-05-22 ⓘ
engineer Joseph Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEffect continued Confederate presence in the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ
failure to secure Union control of western Louisiana ⓘ
political embarrassment for Nathaniel P. Banks ⓘ
location Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Red River (Louisiana–Texas) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Red River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
western Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent construction of Bailey's Dam ⓘ
objective Union control of the Red River region ⓘ
capture of Shreveport ⓘ
invasion of eastern Texas ⓘ
opposedBy Jefferson Davis administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ
plannedBy Henry W. Halleck NERFINISHED ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
Union withdrawal ⓘ
sponsor Abraham Lincoln administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate 1864-03-10 ⓘ
supportedBy Mississippi Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ
Union Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
theater Western Theater (broad sense) NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod April 1864 ⓘ
March 1864 ⓘ
May 1864 ⓘ

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Mississippi Valley Theater → hasKeyEvent → Red River campaign ⓘ
Sterling Price → notableBattle → Red River campaign ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red River Campaign
Department of the Gulf → oversawOperation → Red River campaign ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red River Campaign
Army of the Trans-Mississippi → engagedIn → Red River campaign ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red River Campaign
Red River Campaign (participation) → refersToEvent → Red River campaign ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red River Campaign
Union Army campaigns → hasPart → Red River campaign ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red River Campaign
Nathaniel P. Banks → battle → Red River campaign ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red River Campaign
Richard Taylor → participatedIn → Red River campaign ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red River Campaign
Army of the Gulf → participatedIn → Red River campaign ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red River Campaign
Edmund Kirby Smith → participatedIn → Red River campaign ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red River Campaign
XVI Corps (Union Army) → participatedIn → Red River campaign ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red River Campaign