Savannah captured on 1864-12-21
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Savannah captured on 1864-12-21 refers to the Union Army’s seizure of Savannah, Georgia, at the end of General William Tecumseh Sherman’s March to the Sea during the American Civil War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
Union victory ⓘ military event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Capture of Savannah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fall of Savannah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Abraham Lincoln
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry W. Slocum NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver O. Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Atlantic coast of Georgia
ⓘ
Fort McAllister NERFINISHED ⓘ Savannah River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederacy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Savannah Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityStatusAfterEvent | remained under Union control for the rest of the war ⓘ |
| commander |
William J. Hardee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicatedBy | Sherman’s letter to Abraham Lincoln dated 1864-12-22 ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1864-12-21 ⓘ |
| defensiveAction | Confederate evacuation across the Savannah River ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sherman’s Carolinas Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| giftDescribedAs | “Christmas gift” to President Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| includedCaptureOf |
150 heavy guns (approximate historical figure)
GENERATED
ⓘ
large quantities of cotton GENERATED ⓘ |
| location | Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Confederate Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Army of the Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeDetail | city surrendered with relatively little urban destruction ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sherman’s March to the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sherman’s March from Atlanta to the sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fall of Atlanta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sherman’s Carolinas Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherman’s Special Field Orders No. 120 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Confederate evacuation of Savannah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union capture of Savannah ⓘ |
| significance |
completed Sherman’s March to the Sea
ⓘ
contributed to weakening Confederate morale ⓘ secured a major Atlantic port for the Union ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
to disrupt Confederate logistics and economy in Georgia
ⓘ
to seize a coastal base for Union operations ⓘ |
| tactic | siege and investment of Savannah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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