Carolinas Campaign
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The Carolinas Campaign was a major Union military offensive led by General William Tecumseh Sherman in early 1865 that devastated Confederate infrastructure in the Carolinas and helped bring the American Civil War to a close.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Union military offensive
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military campaign → |
| aftermath |
surrender of Joseph E. Johnston’s army at Bennett Place
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| alsoKnownAs |
Sherman’s Carolinas Campaign
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| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) → |
| casusBelli |
Union effort to end Confederate resistance in the Carolinas
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| commander |
William Tecumseh Sherman
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| commandingRank |
Major General
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| commandStructure |
Military Division of the Mississippi
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| conflict |
American Civil War
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| country |
United States
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| damageType |
agricultural resource destruction
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industrial infrastructure destruction → railroad destruction → |
| effect |
contributed to collapse of Confederate resistance
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devastation of Confederate infrastructure in the Carolinas → |
| endDate |
1865-04
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| geographicScope |
Carolinas
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| historicalPeriod |
American Civil War era
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| involvedBranch |
Confederate Army
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Union Army → |
| ledBy |
William Tecumseh Sherman
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| location |
North Carolina
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South Carolina → |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Averasborough
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Battle of Bentonville → Battle of Wyse Fork → |
| notableEvent |
capture of Columbia, South Carolina
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occupation of Fayetteville, North Carolina → |
| objective |
destroy Confederate military infrastructure in the Carolinas
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disrupt Confederate supply lines → join forces with Union armies in Virginia → |
| opposingCommander |
Joseph E. Johnston
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William J. Hardee → |
| partOf |
Union war effort in the American Civil War
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| precededBy |
Savannah Campaign
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| relatedSurrender |
Bennett Place surrender
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| relatedTo |
March to the Sea
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| result |
Union victory
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| significance |
helped bring the American Civil War to a close
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| startDate |
1865-01
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| strategy |
maneuver warfare
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total war → |
| theater |
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
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| year |
1865
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Carolinas Campaign
("Sherman’s Carolinas Campaign")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Memoirs of General William T. Sherman
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describesEvent |
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Sherman’s March to the Sea
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followedBy |
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William Tecumseh Sherman
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notableFor |
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Military Division of the Mississippi
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oversawOperation |