Battle of Holly Springs
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The Battle of Holly Springs was an 1862 American Civil War raid in Mississippi in which Confederate forces under Earl Van Dorn destroyed Union supply lines, significantly disrupting Ulysses S. Grant’s campaign.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Holly Springs Raid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignTheater | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedFrom | Union Army garrison at Holly Springs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Earl Van Dorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderSide |
Earl Van Dorn – Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
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Ulysses S. Grant – Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateForcesType | cavalry ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | December 20, 1862 ⓘ |
| destroyed |
Union railroad infrastructure
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Union supplies ⓘ Union warehouses ⓘ military stores ⓘ |
| effect |
disrupted Ulysses S. Grant’s campaign
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forced Grant to abandon his overland advance on Vicksburg ⓘ |
| followedBy | shift of Union strategy to river-based operations against Vicksburg ⓘ |
| garrisonStatus | Union garrison was surprised and overwhelmed ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| impactOnGrant | forced Grant to fall back to northern Mississippi and West Tennessee ⓘ |
| impactOnLogistics | cut Grant’s primary supply line from the north ⓘ |
| locationType | railroad and supply depot ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Western Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large quantity of Union supplies destroyed without major pitched battle
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surprise Confederate attack on Union depot ⓘ |
| objective | to destroy Union supply lines ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grant’s Central Mississippi campaign
NERFINISHED
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Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Holly Springs, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Grant’s advance south from Tennessee into Mississippi ⓘ |
| railLineTargeted | Mississippi Central Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Grant’s Central Mississippi campaign
NERFINISHED
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Vicksburg campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
delayed Union operations against Vicksburg
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demonstrated vulnerability of long Union supply lines ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Confederate forces captured and destroyed the Union depot at Holly Springs ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | cavalry raid ⓘ |
| UnionCommander | Col. Robert C. Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionForcesType | garrison troops ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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