Big Black River bridge
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Big Black River bridge is a strategic crossing over Mississippi’s Big Black River that played a key role in the American Civil War, particularly during the Vicksburg Campaign.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bridge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
John C. Pemberton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithBattle | Battle of Big Black River Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Civil War battlefield site
ⓘ
military bridge ⓘ |
| conflictSideControl |
captured by Union forces
ⓘ
initially controlled by Confederate forces ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Big Black River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1863 ⓘ |
| function |
military transportation route
ⓘ
supply line crossing ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to isolation of Vicksburg
ⓘ
important in Union campaign to control the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Vicksburg, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Vicksburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Siege of Vicksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverCrossingFor | roads leading to Vicksburg ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key crossing over the Big Black River ⓘ |
| strategicRole | last major defensive line east of Vicksburg ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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