Battle of Baker’s Creek

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The Battle of Baker’s Creek, more commonly known as the Battle of Champion Hill, was a pivotal 1863 American Civil War engagement in the Vicksburg Campaign that resulted in a significant Union victory over Confederate forces in Mississippi.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Champion Hill ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignObjective isolate and capture Vicksburg, Mississippi ⓘ
category Battles of the Vicksburg Campaign ⓘ
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 ⓘ
ConfederateCasualtiesAndLosses over 3,800 ⓘ
ConfederateCommander John C. Pemberton ⓘ
ConfederateStrength about 22,000 soldiers ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
consequence forced Confederate retreat toward Vicksburg ⓘ
led directly to the Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date May 16, 1863 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Big Black River Bridge ⓘ
front Vicksburg front ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Vicksburg
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
location Hinds County, Mississippi ⓘ
near Edwards, Mississippi ⓘ
namedAfter Champion Hill plantation ⓘ
nearby Baker’s Creek ⓘ
notableFeature largest and bloodiest battle of the Vicksburg Campaign ⓘ
partOf Vicksburg Campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Jackson, Mississippi (1863) ⓘ
Battle of Raymond ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
significance decisive tactical victory for the Union army ⓘ
pivotal engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign ⓘ
state Mississippi ⓘ
strategicEffect broke Confederate field army defending Vicksburg ⓘ
terrain rolling hills and wooded ridges ⓘ
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
UnionArmy Army of the Tennessee ⓘ
UnionCasualtiesAndLosses over 2,400 ⓘ
UnionCommander James B. McPherson ⓘ
John A. McClernand ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
William T. Sherman ⓘ
UnionStrength about 32,000 soldiers ⓘ
year 1863 ⓘ

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Battle of Champion Hill → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Baker’s Creek ⓘ