Department of Eastern Tennessee
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The Department of Eastern Tennessee was a Confederate military administrative district responsible for overseeing operations and defense in the strategically important eastern Tennessee region during the American Civil War.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate military department
ⓘ
military administrative district ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | eastern Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicPoliticalContext | Unionist population in East Tennessee ⓘ |
| hasGeographicFeature |
Appalachian Mountains region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Tennessee railroad network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
maintain Confederate control over eastern Tennessee
ⓘ
secure key transportation routes in eastern Tennessee ⓘ suppress Unionist activity in eastern Tennessee ⓘ |
| hasRole |
defense coordination
ⓘ
operational control ⓘ regional military command ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
control of East Tennessee railroads
ⓘ
defense of approaches to the Deep South ⓘ protection of Confederate lines of communication ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfJurisdiction | military ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confederate departmental system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of Confederate forces in eastern Tennessee
ⓘ
military operations in eastern Tennessee ⓘ regional defense in eastern Tennessee ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| usedFor | coordination of Confederate field commands in the region ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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