Battle of Memphis
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The Battle of Memphis was an 1862 American Civil War naval engagement on the Mississippi River in which Union forces captured the city of Memphis, securing a crucial strategic point in the Western theater.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Memphis canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate River Defense Fleet
NERFINISHED
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Union Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy losses in ships for Confederate forces
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relatively light for Union forces ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrew H. Foote
NERFINISHED
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Charles Henry Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ James E. Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ M. Jeff Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| consequence |
Union control of Memphis
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further consolidation of Union control over the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | June 6, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Union occupation of Memphis ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Confederate River Defense Fleet rams
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Mississippi River Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Memphis, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Memphis, Tennessee ⓘ |
| observedBy | civilian spectators on the bluffs of Memphis ⓘ |
| outcome | destruction of most of the Confederate River Defense Fleet ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Island Number Ten campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| shipInvolved |
CSS Colonel Lovell
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CSS General Beauregard NERFINISHED ⓘ CSS General Bragg NERFINISHED ⓘ CSS General Earl Van Dorn NERFINISHED ⓘ CSS General M. Jeff Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ CSS General Sterling Price NERFINISHED ⓘ CSS Little Rebel NERFINISHED ⓘ CSS Sumter NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Baron De Kalb NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Benton NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Carondelet NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Louisville NERFINISHED ⓘ USS St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of a key point on the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | riverfront of Memphis ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | riverine naval engagement ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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