Battle of Port Hudson

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battle siege

The Battle of Port Hudson was a major American Civil War siege in Louisiana where Union forces sought to secure control of the Mississippi River by capturing a key Confederate stronghold.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Siege of Port Hudson	6
Battle of Port Hudson canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ siege ⓘ
aftermath	Confederate loss of last major stronghold on the Mississippi River ⓘ increased Union ability to move troops and supplies along the Mississippi River ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Port Hudson ⓘ surface form: Siege of Port Hudson
attackerStrength	approximately 30,000 Union troops at peak of siege ⓘ
belligerent	Confederate States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States (Union)
campaign	Battle of Port Hudson self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Siege of Port Hudson Vicksburg Campaign context ⓘ
casualtiesConfederate	over 6,000 including prisoners at surrender ⓘ
casualtiesUnion	several thousand killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
causeOf	Union control of entire Mississippi River ⓘ
commander	Christopher C. Augur ⓘ Cuvier Grover ⓘ Franklin Gardner ⓘ Halbert E. Paine NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathaniel P. Banks ⓘ Richard Arnold ⓘ Thomas W. Sherman ⓘ William Dwight Jr. ⓘ William N. R. Beall ⓘ William R. Miles ⓘ
conflictOf	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endDate	1863-07-09 ⓘ
fortifications	extensive Confederate earthworks and artillery positions ⓘ
garrisonStrength	approximately 7,500 Confederate troops at start of siege ⓘ
location	Port Hudson, Louisiana ⓘ
notableAspect	heavy casualties from frontal assaults on fortified positions ⓘ significant participation of African American Union troops ⓘ
notableEvent	Union assaults on June 14, 1863 ⓘ Union assaults on May 27, 1863 ⓘ one of the longest sieges in American military history ⓘ surrender of Confederate garrison on 1863-07-09 ⓘ
objective	Union attempt to capture Confederate stronghold at Port Hudson ⓘ Union effort to secure control of the Mississippi River ⓘ
partOf	Union campaign for control of the Mississippi River ⓘ
presentDaySite	Port Hudson State Historic Site ⓘ
relatedEvent	Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ surface form: Fall of Vicksburg on 1863-07-04 Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ
result	Union victory ⓘ
river	Mississippi River ⓘ
startDate	1863-05-22 ⓘ
state	Louisiana ⓘ
strategicImportance	Control of navigation on the Mississippi River ⓘ Isolation of the Trans-Mississippi Confederacy ⓘ
theater	Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ

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Instruction

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Input

Subject: Battle of Port Hudson
Description of subject: The Battle of Port Hudson was a major American Civil War siege in Louisiana where Union forces sought to secure control of the Mississippi River by capturing a key Confederate stronghold.