Gulf Coast campaign of the American Civil War
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The Gulf Coast campaign of the American Civil War was a series of Union and Confederate military operations along the Gulf of Mexico aimed at controlling key ports, coastal fortifications, and supply routes in the southern theater of the war.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gulf Coast campaign of the American Civil War canonical | 1 |
| Mobile Bay campaign | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
campaign of the American Civil War
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military campaign ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| endTime | 1865 ⓘ |
| goal |
control of coastal fortifications
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control of key ports on the Gulf of Mexico ⓘ disruption of Confederate supply routes ⓘ enforcement of the Union naval blockade ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Galveston NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Mobile Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of New Orleans (1862) NERFINISHED ⓘ Capture of New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Port Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ Union capture of Pensacola NERFINISHED ⓘ Union occupation of Key West NERFINISHED ⓘ Union occupation of Ship Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Union operations against Brownsville, Texas ⓘ Union operations against Sabine Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ operations against Fort Gaines ⓘ operations against Fort Morgan ⓘ |
| involves |
Confederate Army
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Confederate Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Alabama
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Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf Coast of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
David G. Farragut
NERFINISHED
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Franklin Buchanan NERFINISHED ⓘ John B. Magruder NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathaniel P. Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ William B. Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Union control of most major Gulf ports
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Union strategic victory ⓘ severing of many Confederate overseas supply lines ⓘ tightening of the Union naval blockade of the Confederacy ⓘ |
| startTime | 1861 ⓘ |
| strategy |
amphibious operations
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blockade running interdiction ⓘ naval bombardment of coastal forts ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Civil War bombardments of Pensacola Harbor
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partOf
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Gulf Coast campaign of the American Civil War
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this entity surface form:
Mobile Bay campaign