District of West Louisiana
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The District of West Louisiana was a Confederate military administrative region in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the American Civil War, responsible for overseeing operations and defense in western Louisiana.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| District of West Louisiana canonical | 1 |
| District of West Louisiana (Confederate) | 1 |
| District of Western Louisiana | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Confederate military district ⓘ |
| category | Military units and formations of the Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedWith | collapse of the Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| engagedIn | Red River Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Shreveport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Shreveport, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Louisiana
ⓘ
western Louisiana ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | regional command and control ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
John George Walker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Bolivar Buckner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Confederate military organization in the Trans-Mississippi
ⓘ
Trans-Mississippi Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
defense of the Red River region
ⓘ
operations along the Texas–Louisiana border ⓘ |
| role |
defense of western Louisiana
ⓘ
overseeing military operations in western Louisiana ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Confederate Trans-Mississippi military structure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
District of West Louisiana (Confederate)
this entity surface form:
District of Western Louisiana