Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
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The Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana was a major Confederate military administrative district responsible for organizing and directing Southern forces and defenses in the strategically vital regions around the Mississippi River and eastern Louisiana during the American Civil War.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War military administrative district
ⓘ
Confederate military department ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1863 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Siege of Vicksburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vicksburg campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ operations along the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1862 ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
John C. Pemberton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joseph E. Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ William W. Loring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeadquarters | Vicksburg, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Confederate forces in Mississippi
ⓘ
Confederate forces in eastern Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
coordinate regional Confederate defenses
ⓘ
maintain Confederate control of the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| hasRole |
direction of Confederate defenses
ⓘ
organization of Confederate forces ⓘ protection of Mississippi River communications ⓘ |
| hasStrategicRegion |
Mississippi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port Hudson, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicksburg, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
East Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confederate military command structure ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
defense of Mississippi River fortifications
ⓘ
defense of Port Hudson ⓘ defense of Vicksburg ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Confederate Western Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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