Battle of Champion Hill

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The Battle of Champion Hill was a pivotal American Civil War engagement in May 1863, where Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederate troops in Mississippi, opening the way for the siege and eventual capture of Vicksburg.

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Battle of Champion Hill canonical 15

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Baker’s Creek ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Grant’s operations against Vicksburg ⓘ
category Battles of the Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
commander James B. McPherson ⓘ
John A. McClernand ⓘ
John C. Pemberton ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
William T. Sherman ⓘ
ConfederateArmy Army of Mississippi ⓘ
ConfederateCasualtiesApproximate about 3,800 ⓘ
ConfederateCommanderRank Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date May 16, 1863 ⓘ
effect compelled Pemberton to abandon defensive line east of Vicksburg ⓘ
led directly to Confederate withdrawal across Big Black River ⓘ
estimatedConfederateStrength about 22,000 soldiers ⓘ
estimatedUnionStrength about 29,000 soldiers ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Big Black River Bridge ⓘ
front Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
locationRelativeToCity east of Vicksburg, Mississippi ⓘ
militaryBranchInvolved Confederate Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
month May ⓘ
namedAfter Champion family plantation ⓘ
notableFeature largest and bloodiest engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign ⓘ
objective to cut Confederate forces off from Vicksburg ⓘ
partOf Vicksburg Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Vicksburg
place Hinds County, Mississippi ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Raymond ⓘ
preservationStatus partly preserved as a battlefield site ⓘ
relatedEvent Capture of Vicksburg ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Vicksburg

Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
state Mississippi ⓘ
strategicSignificance forced Confederate retreat toward Vicksburg ⓘ
opened the way for the siege of Vicksburg ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Union forces seized Champion Hill ridge ⓘ
terrain rolling hills and wooded ridges ⓘ
UnionArmy Army of the Tennessee ⓘ
UnionCasualtiesApproximate about 2,400 ⓘ
UnionCommanderRank Major General Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
linked to: Ulysses S. Grant
year 1863 ⓘ

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Siege of Vicksburg → precededBy → Battle of Champion Hill ⓘ
John C. Pemberton → notableBattle → Battle of Champion Hill ⓘ
Mississippi Valley Theater → hasKeyEvent → Battle of Champion Hill ⓘ
Battle of Big Black River Bridge → precededBy → Battle of Champion Hill ⓘ
James B. McPherson → notableBattle → Battle of Champion Hill ⓘ
Carter L. Stevenson → participatedIn → Battle of Champion Hill ⓘ
William W. Loring → battle → Battle of Champion Hill ⓘ
Battle of Raymond → followedBy → Battle of Champion Hill ⓘ
Battle of Raymond → relatedTo → Battle of Champion Hill ⓘ
Champion family plantation → gaveNameTo → Battle of Champion Hill ⓘ
Champion family plantation → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Champion Hill ⓘ
Battle of Baker’s Creek → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Champion Hill ⓘ
St. John Liddell → participatedIn → Battle of Champion Hill ⓘ
Marcellus M. Crocker → battle → Battle of Champion Hill ⓘ