Battle of Campbell’s Station

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The Battle of Campbell’s Station was an American Civil War engagement fought on November 16, 1863, near Knoxville, Tennessee, in which Union forces conducted a strategic fighting withdrawal to delay a Confederate advance.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Campbell Station ⓘ
associatedWith Ambrose E. Burnside’s East Tennessee operations ⓘ
James Longstreet’s independent command in East Tennessee ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignCommanderConfederate James Longstreet ⓘ
campaignCommanderUnion Ambrose E. Burnside ⓘ
linked to: Ambrose Burnside
chronology fought after the Battle of Chickamauga ⓘ
fought before the Siege of Knoxville ⓘ
combatant Confederate Army of Tennessee ⓘ
linked to: Army of Tennessee

Union Army ⓘ
commander Ambrose E. Burnside ⓘ
linked to: Ambrose Burnside

James Longstreet ⓘ
ConfederateCommander James Longstreet ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date November 16, 1863 ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Knoxville ⓘ
linked to: Knoxville Campaign
front Knoxville front ⓘ
geographicContext Knox County, Tennessee ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
involvedBranch artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
location Campbell’s Station, Tennessee ⓘ
near Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ
notableFeature well-conducted Union rear-guard action ⓘ
partOf Knoxville Campaign ⓘ
precededBy Longstreet’s advance toward Knoxville ⓘ
primaryOpposingForce Longstreet’s Confederate corps ⓘ
linked to: Longstreet's Corps
primaryUnionForce Army of the Ohio ⓘ
purposeOfUnionWithdrawal reach defensive works at Knoxville ⓘ
region East Tennessee ⓘ
result Union forces successfully delayed Confederate advance ⓘ
Union strategic success ⓘ
significance helped ensure Union retention of Knoxville ⓘ
state Tennessee ⓘ
strategicObjective protect Knoxville ⓘ
tacticalNature fighting withdrawal ⓘ
tacticalObjective delay Confederate advance ⓘ
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
timeOfDay daytime battle ⓘ
typeOfEngagement field battle ⓘ
UnionCommander Ambrose E. Burnside ⓘ
linked to: Ambrose Burnside
year 1863 ⓘ

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Campbell’s Station, Tennessee → hasEvent → Battle of Campbell’s Station ⓘ
Knoxville Campaign → hasPart → Battle of Campbell's Station ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Campbell’s Station
Knoxville Campaign → notableEngagement → Battle of Campbell's Station ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Campbell’s Station
Battle of Campbell’s Station → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Campbell Station ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Campbell’s Station