Battle of Arkansas Post

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The Battle of Arkansas Post was an American Civil War engagement in January 1863 in which Union forces captured a Confederate fort on the Arkansas River, helping secure control of the Mississippi Valley region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Fort Hindman ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Vicksburg campaign (early phase, sometimes considered peripheral) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Vicksburg
captured Fort Hindman ⓘ
commander David D. Porter ⓘ
linked to: David Dixon Porter

John A. McClernand ⓘ
Thomas J. Churchill ⓘ
ConfederateCasualtiesAndLosses over 4,000 captured ⓘ
ConfederateCommander Brigadier General Thomas J. Churchill ⓘ
ConfederateStrength approximately 5,000 soldiers ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date January 9–11, 1863 ⓘ
endDate 1863-01-11 ⓘ
followedBy renewed Union operations against Vicksburg ⓘ
fortificationInvolved Fort Hindman ⓘ
historicalEra American Civil War era ⓘ
linked to: American Civil War
involvedUnit Army of the Mississippi (Union land forces under McClernand) ⓘ
Confederate garrison of Fort Hindman ⓘ
Mississippi River Squadron (Union naval forces under Porter) ⓘ
locationFeature Arkansas River ⓘ
Fort Hindman ⓘ
notableFor Union capture of a major Confederate river fort ⓘ
Use of ironclad gunboats in riverine assault ⓘ
objective Capture Fort Hindman ⓘ
Secure navigation on the Arkansas River ⓘ
Support Union control of the Mississippi Valley ⓘ
partOf Union Mississippi River campaign ⓘ
Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
place Arkansas Post, Arkansas ⓘ
linked to: Arkansas Post
precededBy Union setbacks at Chickasaw Bayou ⓘ
region Mississippi Valley ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River
result Union victory ⓘ
riverineOperation Yes ⓘ
startDate 1863-01-09 ⓘ
state Arkansas ⓘ
strategicEffect Improved security of Union supply lines in the Mississippi Valley ⓘ
Reduced Confederate ability to disrupt Union traffic on the Mississippi River ⓘ
theater Trans-Mississippi Theater ⓘ
typeOfEngagement combined land and naval operation ⓘ
UnionCasualtiesAndLosses over 1,000 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
UnionCommander Major General John A. McClernand ⓘ
Rear Admiral David D. Porter ⓘ
linked to: David Dixon Porter
UnionStrength approximately 30,000 soldiers ⓘ
year 1863 ⓘ

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Mississippi Valley Theater → hasKeyEvent → Battle of Arkansas Post ⓘ
St. John Liddell → participatedIn → Battle of Arkansas Post ⓘ
Arkansas Post → battleOccurred → Battle of Arkansas Post (1863) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Arkansas Post
Thomas J. Churchill → notableWork → defense of Arkansas Post ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Arkansas Post
Thomas J. Churchill → battle → Battle of Arkansas Post ⓘ