Meridian Campaign
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The Meridian Campaign was a major 1864 Union offensive in the American Civil War, led by General William T. Sherman to destroy Confederate infrastructure in Mississippi and pave the way for his later March to the Sea.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meridian Campaign canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union offensive
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Meridian Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignType |
railroad raid
ⓘ
scorched-earth operation ⓘ |
| commander |
James B. McPherson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateDestroyed | Meridian largely destroyed in February 1864 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1864-03-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Atlanta Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sherman’s March to the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | to render Meridian and surrounding region useless as a Confederate base of operations ⓘ |
| historicalEra | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Union strategy of deep raids into Confederate territory ⓘ |
| location |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | capture and destruction of Meridian, Mississippi ⓘ |
| objective |
destruction of Confederate military infrastructure
ⓘ
destruction of Confederate railroads ⓘ destruction of Confederate supply depots ⓘ disruption of Confederate logistics in Mississippi ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Confederate Army of Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Leonidas Polk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Chattanooga Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTargetCity | Meridian, Mississippi GENERATED ⓘ |
| railroadsDestroyed |
Mobile and Ohio Railroad segments
ⓘ
Southern Railroad of Mississippi segments ⓘ |
| result |
Union victory
ⓘ
major destruction of Meridian, Mississippi ⓘ severe damage to Confederate rail network in central Mississippi ⓘ |
| secondaryTargetArea | central Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | logistical rehearsal for Sherman’s March to the Sea ⓘ |
| startDate | 1864-02-03 ⓘ |
| strategy | total war against infrastructure rather than occupation of territory ⓘ |
| strength |
Confederate forces significantly outnumbered and dispersed
ⓘ
Union forces approximately 20,000–25,000 men ⓘ |
| tactic |
burning of depots and warehouses
ⓘ
demolition of bridges ⓘ systematic destruction of rail lines ⓘ |
| theaterCommander | William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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