Mississippi Squadron
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The Mississippi Squadron was a Union Navy formation during the American Civil War that conducted riverine operations to control the Mississippi River and its tributaries, supporting major campaigns in the Western Theater.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union riverine naval squadron
ⓘ
United States Navy formation ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1862
ⓘ
1863 ⓘ 1864 ⓘ 1865 ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Arkansas River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumberland River NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ Red River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ White River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yazoo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
ironclad gunboats
ⓘ
mortar boats ⓘ rams ⓘ timberclad gunboats ⓘ tinclad gunboats ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Confederate States Navy river forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confederate shore batteries ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Cairo, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mound City, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Andrew Hull Foote
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Dixon Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Phillips Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVesselType | City-class ironclad gunboat GENERATED ⓘ |
| objective |
cut the Confederacy in two along the Mississippi River
ⓘ
secure Union control of the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| partOf | Union naval forces in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| precededBy | Western Gunboat Flotilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperations | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
control of inland waterways
ⓘ
riverine warfare ⓘ |
| supportedCampaign |
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red River campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicksburg campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ operations against Island Number Ten ⓘ operations against Port Hudson ⓘ siege of Vicksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| task |
blockade of Confederate river traffic
ⓘ
bombardment of Confederate fortifications ⓘ patrol and reconnaissance on inland waterways ⓘ support of Union Army operations ashore ⓘ transport of troops and supplies ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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