Confederate Heartland Offensive
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The Confederate Heartland Offensive was a major 1862 American Civil War campaign in which Confederate forces attempted to carry the war into the Union states of Kentucky and beyond to sway border-state loyalty and gain strategic advantage.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Confederate Heartland Offensive in Kentucky | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American Civil War campaign ⓘ |
| aimedAt | Union states of Kentucky and potentially Ohio and Indiana ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kentucky Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignIncludes |
Battle of Munfordville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Perryville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Richmond, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Confederate invasion of Kentucky (1862) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Braxton Bragg commanded the Confederate Army of Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edmund Kirby Smith commanded the Confederate Army of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| endDate | 1862-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Union Heartland Counteroffensive in Kentucky and Tennessee ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRegion | American border states ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Army of Kentucky (Confederate)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army of Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Army of the Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| militarySignificance | largest Confederate incursion into Kentucky in 1862 ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of Perryville on 1862-10-08 ⓘ |
| objective |
carry the war into Union territory
ⓘ
influence Kentucky to join the Confederacy or adopt open neutrality ⓘ recruit Confederate sympathizers in Kentucky ⓘ secure supplies and provisions from Kentucky ⓘ threaten Union control of the Ohio River Valley ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Don Carlos Buell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Horatio G. Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingForceCommander | Don Carlos Buell commanded the Union Army of the Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeEffect |
Confederate hopes of bringing Kentucky into the Confederacy were largely dashed
ⓘ
Kentucky remained under Union control ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
encourage foreign recognition of the Confederacy through a major victory on Union soil
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sway border-state loyalty ⓘ |
| precededBy | Confederate Kentucky Campaign planning of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCommander |
Braxton Bragg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edmund Kirby Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Confederate withdrawal from Kentucky
ⓘ
Union strategic victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1862-08 ⓘ |
| strategicContext |
Confederate attempt to shift the war’s focus away from the Deep South
ⓘ
Confederate effort to relieve pressure on Mississippi and Tennessee fronts ⓘ |
| theater |
Kentucky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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Confederate Heartland Offensive in Kentucky