Battle of Iuka

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The Battle of Iuka was an American Civil War engagement in September 1862 in Mississippi, where Union forces under William S. Rosecrans clashed with Confederate troops led by Sterling Price as part of the broader operations around Corinth.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Iuka canonical 11
Iuka–Corinth Campaign 2
Engagement at Iuka 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Engagement at Iuka ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Iuka
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Corinth Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Corinth campaign
campaignObjective to protect Corinth, Mississippi, and Union supply lines ⓘ
commander Sterling Price ⓘ
William S. Rosecrans ⓘ
linked to: William Rosecrans
ConfederateArmy Army of the West ⓘ
ConfederateCasualties approximately 1,500 total casualties ⓘ
ConfederateCommander Sterling Price ⓘ
ConfederateForceStrength about 3,000–3,200 soldiers engaged ⓘ
ConfederateStrategicCommander Sterling Price ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date September 19, 1862 ⓘ
followedBy Second Battle of Corinth ⓘ
front Western Front of the American Civil War ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War era ⓘ
linked to: American Civil War
locationType rural town and crossroads ⓘ
month September ⓘ
notableFeature acoustic shadow affected Union coordination ⓘ
fought in rough, wooded terrain ⓘ
objective to prevent Sterling Price from joining Confederate forces under Earl Van Dorn ⓘ
partOf Iuka–Corinth Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Iuka

Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
place Iuka, Mississippi ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Corinth ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Corinth ⓘ
Battle of Shiloh ⓘ
result Confederate withdrawal ⓘ
Union tactical victory ⓘ
significance helped prevent Confederate concentration in northern Mississippi in late 1862 ⓘ
state Mississippi ⓘ
strategicOutcome Union success in hindering Confederate plans in Mississippi ⓘ
tacticalOutcome inconclusive in fully destroying Price’s force ⓘ
theater Western Theater ⓘ
UnionArmy Army of the Mississippi ⓘ
UnionCasualties approximately 790 total casualties ⓘ
UnionCommander Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
William S. Rosecrans ⓘ
linked to: William Rosecrans
UnionForceStrength about 4,500–4,800 soldiers engaged ⓘ
UnionStrategicCommander Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
weaponry artillery ⓘ
rifled muskets ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Corinth campaign → hasPart → Battle of Iuka ⓘ
Mississippi Valley Theater → hasKeyEvent → Battle of Iuka ⓘ
Earl Van Dorn → battle → Battle of Iuka ⓘ
Army of the Mississippi → engagedIn → Battle of Iuka ⓘ
William Rosecrans → notableBattle → Battle of Iuka ⓘ
Second Battle of Corinth → precededBy → Battle of Iuka ⓘ
Second Battle of Corinth → campaign → Iuka–Corinth Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Iuka
Battle of Iuka → partOf → Iuka–Corinth Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Iuka
Battle of Iuka → alsoKnownAs → Engagement at Iuka ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Iuka
Iuka, Mississippi → historicalEvent → Battle of Iuka ⓘ
Edward O. C. Ord → participatedIn → Battle of Iuka ⓘ
Edward O. C. Ord → participatedIn → Battle of Iuka ⓘ
subject linked to: Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord
Shiloh and Corinth Campaign → hasPart → Battle of Iuka ⓘ